The Truth Can Be Painful

The Truth Can Be Painful

2020 is now behind us and businesses are firmly focused on 2021 – and beyond. Regardless of what is happening in the broader, largely uncontrollable exterior environment, it’s time to get our business heads screwed on and focus on success. And that focus...
Themes or Priorities?

Themes or Priorities?

Only a few short years ago, strategic themes were very much the focus within the business environment. Organisations of all kinds discussed themes and sought to align their operational efforts around them. But today, the emphasis has moved on to strategic priorities....
The Importance of Strategic Terminology

The Importance of Strategic Terminology

Jargon, terminology, lexicon…. call it what you will! The important thing is that we ensure our employees and our external stakeholders are all on the same page when it comes to business strategy. And a key driver of having a shared understanding of what our...
Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy

by Clive Keyte. Welcome to the second in our latest series of articles on Strategic Thinking. Last time we looked at Innovation. Today, we are going to look at the Blue Ocean Strategy and a Strategy Canvas Blue Ocean Strategy The Blue Ocean strategy describes how...
What is Benchmarking?

What is Benchmarking?

by Clive Keyte Benchmarking – We’re on to the final instalment in our series about strategic planning tools. So far we have looked at useful models such as Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT analysis and PESTLE analysis and looked at how businesses can...