Outside-In Strategic

30/01/2017

http://outside-in.co/2017/01/30/choosing-right-advisor-consultant-often-dont-deliver/

In my experience, the majority of consultant programs where change or new practises are required, fail to deliver on the intended outcomes. In larger organisations, I also see poor projects given the tick of success, only because the person who appointed them doesn’t want to admit it was a failure.…

24/01/2017

http://outside-in.co/2017/01/24/extinction_is_near/

Here are some thoughts on the rapid pace of change we now face, and not being ready for it ensures extinction as a very possible outcome.

When you get down to the core of it, I believe change is where problems and opportunities come from. I’m most interested in root cause issues, and this is as root as they come. This change could be in the physical world, or just your mindset or perspective about something. My love for the Adizes …

17/12/2016

Focus your time on worthy endeavours wherever possible. Read here about Achiiva, an Outside-In client, and the difference they are making in their industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coaching-app-leading-coaches-flocking-tofor-very-good-don-mckenzie?trk=mp-author-card

Today my personal overarching purpose is to work with business owners and executives to help them achieve success. I do this by leveraging my own experiences of success, challenges and hardships-

07/11/2016

http://outside-in.co/2016/11/07/real-story-behind-australias-1983-americas-cup-win/

If you're a business owner, executive or manager this 'story behind the story' is for you.

31/08/2016

Some strategic changes take years for organisations to get imbedded. This is generally the mental progression of executives and business owners without a defined roadmap to guide and prepare you for the inevitable challenges.....

26/08/2016

Getting clear on strategy and how you're going to implement that strategy is especially important in times of rapid change. Change causes problems and opportunities. If you have a good strategy to deal with a rapidly changing environment, you'll create huge opportunities. If you have no strategy, you'll have nothing but problems.

Getting out of the office and into a calm and inspiring environment with great homemade food works wonders as well!

Today was a really enjoyable first day of our two day program with an exciting high growth business.

Given business is often a bit like fishing- you throw your bait out and hopefully catch some good customers- it was important to throw a quick line in at lunch to really demonstrate that point...... *insert tongue in cheek here.

24/08/2016

Getting ready for a strategy and implementation workshop with a very exciting company that is going to change their market significantly. Strategy is important, but without basic operational excellence and ability to implement ideas- strategy is useless! So we'll be making sure both are done in parallel. Stay tuned.......