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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
- 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
- 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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Phimation Strategy Group
- Nov 22, 2015
- 2 min
Repeat and repeat and repeat
As the writer of this article, I’ve evaluated all of the possibilities I could focus on, and decided that we should give our attention to...
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Phimation Strategy Group
- Sep 26, 2015
- 2 min
My Goals Can Beat Up Your Goals
Making Better Goals with a Strong Annual Planning Process Although it seems like just yesterday that the days were hot and we were at the...
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Phimation Strategy Group
- Mar 1, 2015
- 2 min
50 Shades of Grey, Small Business Edition
How could I not take up the challenge of finding the link between the 50 Shades juggernaut and my beloved Stage 2 small business...
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Phimation Strategy Group
- Jun 27, 2013
- 2 min
Empathy & Profitability
Many of my clients are proud of the “family feel” of their companies. They care about their people, see the whole person, and create a...
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