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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 battl...
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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 Uncertaint...
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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
- 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
- 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 discuss...
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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
- 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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Phimation Strategy Group
- Jan 12, 2018
- 2 min
It’s light if you use a forklift
I was in a meeting this week with a client, and they were talking about the gigantic case they take to trade shows – which is called “The...
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Phimation Strategy Group
- Aug 1, 2016
- 2 min
Harry Potter & The Cursed Plan
My daughter is a huge Harry Potter fan, and she has been smitten by the frenzy of the release of Harry Potter & The Cursed Child. So las...
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Phimation Strategy Group
- Jun 29, 2016
- 1 min
“Go with the Flow” as strategy
In the last week, I’ve had a couple of strategy meetings where the simple idea of going with the flow came up. In the first, a decades-ol...
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