Strategy, as an organizational discipline, got its real start with the military – the term comes from a Greek word meaning “generalship.” Fast forward a few millennia, and we know it best in the context of “strategic planning,” a field that got a big boost in the 50s and 60s as it was introduced in large corporations.
How many strategic plans are sitting on your office’s shelves?
Today, much of our work requires collaboration, whether between organizations, or among units within the same organization. There’s often no one person that calls the shots. Instead of our old habits of command and control, we have to figure out how to align and activate a network of people and organizations.
In this new context, a new approach to strategy is required. Although we are using the word “strategy” you can substitute change, transformation, growth, innovation. These are all functions of an organization, community, or regional economy that are resistant to the tools and approaches specifically designed for hierarchies. All of these functions are more horizontal in nature, demanding an entirely new way of thinking, behaving, and…doing.
We help you go from strategy to doing quickly, with tangible results in 30-days or less.
