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Think Your Business Will Exist in 10 Years?

BrainZooming

” Outgoing Cisco CEO, John Chambers, told the company’s customers that in 2015. Three years hence, is your leadership team challenging itself to think, plan, and innovate strategically to land on the right side of future success? Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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Strategic Planning in a Dancing Landscape

MSSBTI

In 2014, Russia collapsed due to oil prices and sanctions, and in 2015, China no longer looked like a strong bet. Does this mean that strategic planning is useless for a complex organization? Strategic planning is more essential, but leadership has to consider it differently using a Complexity Lens.

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The 10 Telltale Signs of Future Troubles for WalMart

Adam Hartung

There was no strategic thinking happening at WalMart, as executives believed there would never be a need to change the strategy. 6 – In January, 2015 we d iscovered traditional brick-and-mortar retail sales fell 1% from the previous year. 7 – In July, 2015 Amazon’s market value exceeds WalMart’s.

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