On this episode of the Emerge Dynamics podcast, we’re revisiting our strategic “dream planning” conversations to cover an objection to the process. The objection is: does all this planning paralyze? After all, if you plan too far in advance, it may become irrelevant. While the objection is understandable, the conclusion isn’t true. Analysis paralysis is…
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This episode is all about inflation. This topic is important for business owners to focus on right now so they can figure out the best way to respond. It’s a fact that the conjecture of how inflation will affect business owners has largely been wrong. So why is inflation happening, and what should you do…
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Eric and David go over one more point about Strategy and then dive into Tactics and Actions. When more than one person is accountable, no one is.
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What is the best way for a business to develop a strategy?On this episode of Emerge Dynamics we’ll be discussing several frameworks for strategy while highlighting the pitfalls of giving this lip service. Once you know your purpose, vision, and objectives, it’s time to start putting a strategy in place. Your strategy is the “how”…
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On this episode of Emerge Dynamics we’re talking about objectives, which is the next step in working through our dream planning framework. We’ve already discussed mission and purpose, and now it’s time to move onto the next important aspect. Dream planning is a lot like strategic planning, but it is more focused on the perspective…
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Eric and David discuss why you need a vision and why you need to do much more than write a statement. Some quotes from our discussion…. If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else. -Yogi Berra Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?…
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Eric and David discuss the MVOSTA framework. They highlight the importance of using a framework and why the next several episodes will be dedicated to it.
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(Link referenced in the intro about when a vision statement goes wrong.) Kevin Hostutler, co-founder and president of ACGI software joins us to talk about the importance of mission to his company. A a couple of excerpts from his letter to his team after a particularly productive offsite:
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Join us as we talk with former CEO and CFO Eric Wingerter who has led over 20 M&A transactions. His servant leadership model VERITAS is transformative. From Eric: “Like trying to steer a ship without a rudder, leading a company without a clearly articulated vision will eventually lead to aimless wanderings or more disastrous results….
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Welcome to what we hope will be many episodes of the Emerge Dynamics Podcast. I’m David Cusimano, your host, and I’m excited to embark on this journey. This journey of exploring – what makes some companies succeed and others not? What makes some emerge from their peers and follow a better trajectory? And of course,…
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