Category Archives: Strategy

10 Ways To Get More From Your Strategy Retreat

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Stuart Cross

We’ve all been there. The annual strategy away day is a fixture for many management teams. And yet, all too often, they are sessions where there is more heat generated than light, and where real breakthroughs are thin on the … Continue reading →

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Where Is Your Company Going On Holiday This Summer?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Stuart Cross

For the past few weeks I’ve been struggling to book our family’s summer holiday. My problem isn’t that I have failed to list out our key criteria – I know we want to stay in a villa with a pool … Continue reading →

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Is Apple The New NHS?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Stuart Cross

At its best, Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) helps millions of people gain access to levels of free healthcare that would be out of reach to many. At its worst, however, the NHS can be a faceless bureaucracy that – under … Continue reading →

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The Last 98% Of Business Success

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Stuart Cross

Setting a clear strategic direction for a business – identifying the big goals, the critical objectives and the key sources of competitive advantage, and selecting the markets in which you will operate – is the responsibility of the top management team. … Continue reading →

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The New Rules Of Strategy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Stuart Cross

Given the feedback I’ve received, I thought you might be interested in reading my latest Great Results newsletter, which went out last week. To subscribe to the newsletter simply click here. “In ten years’ time will people laugh at us … Continue reading →

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Play Your Own Zune

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Stuart Cross

I read in this morning’s FT that the Zune is to be taken off the market. You know, the Zune. What do you mean, you’ve never heard of it? Actually, I’m not totally surprised the Zune may have passed you … Continue reading →

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10 CEO Guidelines To Ensure Your Strategic Initiatives Succeed

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Stuart Cross

Ensure the program leader has the right capabilities for the job. I know that this is obvious, but I have seen too many instances where the program leader is totally unsuited to the work demanded by leading a major strategy … Continue reading →

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No Plan B?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Stuart Cross

Despite the return to economic decline in the UK in the final quarter of 2010, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has re-iterated his view that there is no “Plan B” to his deficit reduction plans. Really? All effective business leaders set … Continue reading →

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Moving Into Space

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Stuart Cross

For the past four years I’ve been coaching football for 4-7 year old boys and girls at a local club. As you probably know, children love to have the ball at their feet and hate to be more than a … Continue reading →

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7 “Turbulence-Proof” Growth Opportunities For 2011

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Stuart Cross

Here is my latest Great Results e-newsletter article. If you would like to receive this kind of advice and value on a monthly basis, just subscribe by clicking here. 7 “Turbulence-Proof” Growth Opportunities For 2011 If nothing else, the past … Continue reading →

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