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May 18, 2020
2 min

Finding the New Normal: 4 (Surprising) Steps for Small Businesses Now

I got to do coaching sessions for Small Giants companies last week, to help them plan their COVID-19 small business strategies. And I...

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Phimation Strategy Group

May 11, 2020
3 min

The COVID19 Dashboard We Need

A risk that is hard to see, highly uncertain, can act in different ways, and can have a huge impact on society. COVID19? Yes…but also...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Apr 2, 2020
2 min

Steady Hand...or Street Fight

Part of small business strategy during uncertainty is having the right mindset. Most of my clients – especially those in the B2B tech...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Apr 1, 2020
2 min

A Coming Inflection Point?

I think the Initial COVID-19 Crisis will end the weekend of April 17, or the week of April 20 at the latest. I don’t mean that the...

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Readiness, Agility & Resilience: The Different Faces of Flex Capacity

Phimation Strategy Group

Mar 31, 2020
1 min

Readiness, Agility & Resilience: The Different Faces of Flex Capacity

As I was writing my ebook on Strategy During Uncertainty, I started with the concept of Agility – the ability to flex when needed. And...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Mar 20, 2020
2 min

Winning the Uncertainty

Access my ebook on Strategy in Times of Survival at the bottom of this page Surviving Uncertainty is much simpler than Winning...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Mar 15, 2020
2 min

The Importance of Judgment

In this previous post, I described the Business Growth Stack. You’ll notice that Management appears twice. The dual-role that Management...

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The Business Growth Stack, and The Role of Judgment

Phimation Strategy Group

Mar 13, 2020
3 min

The Business Growth Stack, and The Role of Judgment

There is a lot of conversation these days about Business Operating Systems, which have generated great productivity improvements for many...

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What Your Reset Needs: The 4 parts of a business restart

Phimation Strategy Group

Jan 23, 2020
2 min

What Your Reset Needs: The 4 parts of a business restart

Small businesses are often dealing with situations in which performance has not met expectations. It’s not really a failure, per se, but...

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Ebenezer Scrooge Teaches Strategic Planning

Phimation Strategy Group

Dec 9, 2019
3 min

Ebenezer Scrooge Teaches Strategic Planning

Picture this… A friend of yours runs a successful Stage 2 business – but is also frustrated that things aren’t going as well as he’d like....

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Misalignment, Dysalignment & the Small Orange Cube

Phimation Strategy Group

Aug 30, 2019
3 min

Misalignment, Dysalignment & the Small Orange Cube

My brother is a great guy…and a great investment banker whose boutique firm uses the Haviland & Co brand that our family’s china business...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Aug 28, 2019
6 min

The cost of change

I recently decided to learn how to cook. This is a huge change for me – since I was raised on cans of Spaghetti-Os and ready-serve...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Jun 24, 2019
2 min

First steps toward accountability

I have 2 clients who are focused on “accountability” this year, and it’s proving a hard row to hoe for both of them. Why? Well, first of...

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Your horizon should drive your strategic planning

Phimation Strategy Group

Feb 12, 2019
2 min

Your horizon should drive your strategic planning

One of the first things that I look at when designing a strategic conversation is the horizon in which our decisions will have to produce...

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The importance of framing to strategic planning

Phimation Strategy Group

Jan 18, 2019
2 min

The importance of framing to strategic planning

Are you in growth mode, or survival mode? I have some clients who are growing, some who are hanging on – and some who are transitioning...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Dec 1, 2018
3 min

Is the answer in the room?

One of the precepts of the EOS program is, “The answer is in the room.” It’s a phrase that’s used to emphasize the importance of...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Oct 30, 2018
2 min

The challenges of marketing’s ROI

In my work as a fractional CMO, I am often helping small businesses navigate the transition from sales-driven revenue to marketing-driven...

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Prioritizing priorities – making your strategy better

Phimation Strategy Group

Sep 24, 2018
2 min

Prioritizing priorities – making your strategy better

What do I mean by prioritizing your priorities? Why is it important? Why is it hard? It’s fairly easy for any business to come up with...

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Phimation Strategy Group

May 13, 2018
2 min

“How do you hire?” “We suck”

I got to spend a couple hours talking about hiring last week with Miche Rayment, who runs The Hire Effect and wrote a book by the same...

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Phimation Strategy Group

Apr 13, 2018
2 min

The High-Potential Talent Stack

I recently gave a webinar for the SPARK.grow program on high-potential employees – how companies can identify, foster, and be attractive...

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Key Business Insights and Tools

Finding the New Normal: 4 (Surprising) Steps for Small Businesses Now

The COVID19 Dashboard We Need

Steady Hand...or Street Fight

A Coming Inflection Point?

Readiness, Agility & Resilience: The Different Faces of Flex Capacity

Winning the Uncertainty

The Importance of Judgment

The Business Growth Stack, and The Role of Judgment

What Your Reset Needs: The 4 parts of a business restart

Ebenezer Scrooge Teaches Strategic Planning

Misalignment, Dysalignment & the Small Orange Cube

The cost of change

First steps toward accountability

Your horizon should drive your strategic planning

The importance of framing to strategic planning

Is the answer in the room?

The challenges of marketing’s ROI

Prioritizing priorities – making your strategy better

“How do you hire?” “We suck”

The High-Potential Talent Stack

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