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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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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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Phimation Strategy Group
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
The Business Growth Stack, and The Role of Judgment
Updated June 2, 2021 There is a lot of conversation these days about Business Operating Systems, which have generated great productivity...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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