Being the best at your craft doesn’t automatically build a resilient business. Many owners stay stuck in the day-to-day—training people who leave, handling every detail themselves, and burning out in the process. Scaling takes more than skill. It takes systems, leadership, and a mindset shift from doer to builder.

The final post in our four-part Scenario Planning Series  As I write this post, the U.S., where I’m from and work on a near-weekly basis,...

Scenario planning helps businesses navigate uncertainty by preparing for multiple futures instead of reacting in panic.

Our scenario planning whitepaper helps you prepare for uncertainty. Strap on your helmet, and get your paddles ready: we’re about to...

How to keep on course when everything’s fighting for your attention  Watching the U.S. Open earlier this month, I was struck, again and...

How to build an inventive culture that seeds and feeds new ideas, fostering innovation Raise your hand if your company wants to be more...

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH OUR GROWING PAINS For a long time, I was basically a plumber.  I had a stable, relatively small group of...

What’s Your Change Management Style? Change may be the only constant these days, but it’s not enough to simply say leaders must be able...

Design & Execute Your Best Strategic Thinking Session Ever It’s go time! You’ve done your pre-planning and preparation . Your...

Customer Interviews are Strategy Goldmines One of the greatest risks of strategy work is myopia. It makes sense. For most companies, it’s...

The Three Stages of Results-Driven Strategy Creation I have a slide I’ve used for more than 30 years. My team calls it the “cloud model”...

Leverage Your Company’s Small Size for Huge Talent Advantages Part 2 in WhiteWater’s Small to Medium-Sized Business Success Series. Big...

Strategy Future-Proofs Your Small to Medium-Sized Business Part 1 in WhiteWater’s Small to Medium-Size Business Success Series. Small...

What is Strategy Canvas? The strategy canvas was developed by Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, professors of strategy at INSEAD business...

The Strategy Canvas: Ditch Strategic “Planning” for Strategic “Thinking” The strategy canvas  is a powerful strategic planning tool  that...

Execution Drives Your Strategy To Results I recently led a session for a thriving, mid-sized company based in the midwest. On the...

You Need a Solid Strategy for the ‘Next Normal’ “I wish my dad had done this ten years ago.” I was packing up at the end of a strategy...

How to Embrace the ‘Next Normal’ It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since what might be called the old normal and many of us have spent...

Critical Challenge: Empowering Leaders to Execute. (as found in the latest edition of Navigating WhiteWater) As I reflect on the role of...

A PATH TO GREAT LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS (as seen in our April 2021 newsletter) WE’VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ALONGSIDE... many...