How T.J., Our Pragmatic Strategist, Avoids Failure
Pragmatic strategists are found at the intersection of good theory and the real world.
Author: mindprep
The Pragmatic Strategist: Be Like T.J. – 2
Pragmatic strategists are found at the intersection of good theory and the real world.
A Dozen Realities – Updated
When Oliver Cummings and I created the Making Strategy Real workshop for MindPrep Resource Center (www.mindprep.com) we used a dozen “known truth” to guide our design. Now the question is whether these pre-pandemic truths will hold up in a post-pandemic world. Here are some initial thoughts: 2019 2021 The business environment is always evolving. Wow!…
A Middle Manager’s Guide to Finance – 1
Ken Vermilion 3/8/2020 Understanding the world of corporate finance in a big company can be daunting. And if you’re not in the management chain that ends with the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), you might wonder if middle managers really need to bother themselves with the language, strategic thinking skills and, perhaps the most daunting, the…
Believe, But Not Too Much
What It Takes to Be A Facilitative Manager – Part 1: Believe, But Not Too Much By Oliver W. Cummings 3/5/2020 Feedback from my previous blog post: Facilitative Leadership and the Middle Manager’s Relationship Hierarchy. Bill asked: Considering the eagerness of emerging leaders to take on more responsibility and move into the rank of middle…
Facilitative Leadership and the Middle Manager’s Relationships
By Oliver W. Cummings 2/28/2020 Skillful Facilitative Management: The Core Leadership Competence What makes a successful leader? I believe that skillful facilitative management is the core leadership competence a manager needs to lead a team to succeed in business today. Much of the literature on facilitative management focuses on facilitation skills such as establishing agendas,…
