by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jun 21, 2016 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Richard Gerofsky Embarrassed By Your Organization’s Poor Results? Ouch. It’s little wonder you’re feeling embarrassed – and likely bewildered as well. After all, people are working hard and execution in general is at a high level. Things ought to be...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | May 17, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Richard Gerofsky It’s little wonder you’re feeling frustration – and you are certainly not alone. Poor and untimely execution of business strategy is the most prevalent concern among business leaders throughout North America. According to recent research, more...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Apr 19, 2016 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Richard Gerofsky During his introductory remarks, the presenter asked “What is organizational culture?”. After a momentary silence, someone to my right called out “Complicated!”. Soft chuckles, muffled sighs and wry smiles bloomed around the room. Complicated,...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Mar 22, 2016 | Leadership, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Richard Gerofsky Not long ago, I was working with a client to help them update, refine and focus their business strategy. As is inevitable these days, we came to the subject of their Customer Value Proposition (‘CVP’). Five minutes into the...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Feb 16, 2016 | Strategic Planning
By Richard Gerofsky I had this blog-to-be tucked neatly into bed, when a bright, shiny object caught my eye. It was the headline of a Linkedin post: “When change is constant, what can I rely on?” The discussion focused on various approaches to change management....
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Nov 12, 2015 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
By Richard Gerofsky A colleague of mine is fond of saying “all great ideas should lead to work for someone”; the idea being that great ideas must drive action – and that the driving needs to be someone’s responsibility. I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment,...
