Category Archives: Strategy

The First Step to Collaboration

Posted on August 31, 2014 by AndrewPetrick

What Happens to Collaboration? If only we could cooperate together better at work, it just might be a better place to have fun and be more productive. But as we all know collaboration doesn’t come easy anywhere, anytime. Do you … Continue reading →

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Why the Big Boys Fall !

Posted on May 29, 2014 by AndrewPetrick

What happens when stakeholder requirements are ignored by big companies already known for its innovation? Just being good at the moment is not enough to stay on top of an industry. New ideas must continue to be sought out and … Continue reading →

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Stuck in Past Glory

Posted on December 31, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

Destructive leaders stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past. When they find their company in decline, they revert to what they regard as tried-and-true methods. They do not consider how much the environment has changed. Instead of … Continue reading →

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The Strategist

Posted on August 1, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

The strategist and the innovation leaders must not fight the people driving the current performance engine; instead they must forge a partnership with their polar opposite. Respect means understanding and appreciating the endeavors of “good people doing good work”. It’s … Continue reading →

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Balancing Present and Future

Posted on May 31, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

Established companies strive to achieve ever higher levels of productivity and efficiency, in fact they evolve to deliver such. The focus becomes serving their customers better than their rival competition. The perspective is short term and the long-term priorities of … Continue reading →

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Focus on the Dream

Posted on April 30, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

In many ways, we might be right to ignore competition. Keeping our eye on the other guy tends to keep our focus on our “in common” activities. That tends to “sameness” that promotes commoditization and margin erosion in our similar … Continue reading →

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Stay the Course – Reinvent Yourself!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

To a business owner or CEO, “Stay the Course & Reinvent Yourself” may sound like a choice between continuing on a given path or choosing another. However, the truth is that innovative firms continue being one thing while becoming something … Continue reading →

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Copy Cat Your Way to Success – Part 2 – Market Validation

Posted on January 24, 2013 by AndrewPetrick

According to Rob Adams, author of If You Build It, Will They Come, more than 65% of new products introduced by established companies, with already entrenched products, will fail; for start-up companies the failure rate is over 90%. The probabilities … Continue reading →

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Copy Cat Your Way to Success

Posted on October 30, 2012 by AndrewPetrick

Part 1 According to Rob Adams, author of If You Build It, Will They Come, more than 65% of new products introduced by established companies, with already entrenched products, will fail; for start-up companies the failure rate is over 90%. … Continue reading →

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Innovation is a Symphony, a Harmony, and a Romance

Posted on August 30, 2012 by AndrewPetrick

Turning Ideas into Extraordinary Value To be an effective business leader these days takes more than the usual business skills. What has become necessary is developing “soft skills”. The CEO’s position now demands the skill set of a symphony orchestra … Continue reading →

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