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Strategy First, Plan Second
A strategy plan becomes dangerous when people call the document “the strategy,” because teams stay busy while the organization still pulls in many directions. In this article, Jef Menguin explains the clean distinction: strategy chooses how to win, the plan…
Turning Strategy Into a Game Plan Your Managers Understand
Most strategies end as files in a folder while managers go back to the same OKRs and KPIs—even as customers and competitors change. Learn how to turn your strategy into a clear game plan your managers can understand and own,…
How to Stop Doing Work That Does Not Fit Your Strategy
Many employees work from 8 to 5 without knowing the strategy—doing what they’ve always done while leaders change plans every year. This article helps mayors, CEOs, and agency heads connect daily work to real strategic choices, stop work that no…
Building a Strategy Rhythm That Works
Strategy is not a fixed script. It’s a set of choices you test and refine in the real world. This article shows CEOs, mayors, and leaders how to build a simple Strategy Rhythm—usually quarterly—that helps them validate their strategy in…
How to Talk About Strategy With Frontline Staff
Most frontline staff know their tasks but not the strategy, whether in a 10-person political communications firm or a cooperative in Laguna. This article shows leaders how to talk about strategy in simple, human language so frontliners see the game,…
Fixing a Broken Strategy: Where Do You Start?
Many IT firms in the Philippines call themselves “trusted solutions providers” while struggling with fuzzy choices, scattered work, and flat results. This article shows you how to diagnose where your strategy is broken—clarity, focus, work, or rhythm—and how to rebuild…
Strategy, Culture, and Customer Experience: One Story Underwater
If your customer experience keeps changing, don’t blame the frontline first—look at the gap between strategy and culture, because that gap creates inconsistency. In this article, Jef Menguin connects the three into one story and gives reflection questions leaders can…
5 Strategy Questions for Leaders Who Play to Win
Weak strategy questions create heavy planning—more slides, more options, and less focus—until your team stays busy but can’t choose. In this article, Jef Menguin shares the 5 Playing to Win strategy questions leaders use to choose a path, not collect…
Are We Really Playing to Win? A Strategy Conversation for Your Next ExCom Meeting
Are your ExCom meetings just reporting sessions—or real strategy conversations? Learn how to use a simple Strategy Audit Tool to see if you’re truly playing to win.
Why Most Strategic Planning Retreats Fail (Even When People Enjoy Them)
A few months ago, I was invited to give an “inspirational speech” to a group of skin care executives. I arrived early, as I usually do, and the organizers let me sit in and watch the presentations of each business…
Strategy Is a Choice, Not a Plan
Your “strategic plan” didn’t change Monday. This will. Learn why strategy is a set of brave choices—and how to write Your Winning Play on one page.
10 Simple Shifts That Turn Your Values Into Daily Work Habits
Most companies already have values. They’re printed on IDs, flashed on screensavers, and framed in the lobby. People can recite them during town halls. But when a customer explodes, or a deadline slips, or a manager needs to correct someone’s…