Tag Archives: Strategic Thinking

If you stop drawing from the Well of Creativity, it will dry up!

This post is a bittersweet tribute of sorts – advice from Dr. Orval Butcher, a former boss of mine who became a friend, advisor, mentor, and spiritual touchstone.  A few years ago, I had the privilege of saying goodbye to … Continue reading

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Have a Plan

I was reminded of this sage advice while reading a recent article in Harvard Business Review about James Rogers’ experience interviewing for the job of CEO of Public Service Indiana (now Duke Energy), which had just taken a $2.7 billion … Continue reading

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 1

S = Strategic I’ve decided to follow-up my series on DELEGATION with one on HIRING.  My reasoning is pretty straightforward here:  There’s an obvious—and logical—connection between these two essential executive functions: Before you can assign work to a person, you … Continue reading

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