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If your business model has run out of steam, you cant afford to wait. Here are six steps to help you make difficult strategic decisions more quickly

Identifying your businesss one true objective will provide a strong foundation for all strategic decision-making. A few years ago we worked with the new CEO of a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company

Capturing growth opportunities requires alignment on targets, timelines, and, most of all, accountability. You probably hear (or tell) this story as often as we do: “Our business went through a major strategic planning session last year. So far, it’s created a big stack of paper and a pile of dust.” A company that invests so much time and effort into strategic planning should be set for double-digit growth for years to come.

Big, nonsensical blunders such as a bad acquisition can happen when you don't consider a broad enough set of growth paths. Do you ever wonder why businesses make big, nonsensical, blunders like a bad acquisition or selling an unprofitable product?

While the deal makes sense on paper, you know it's never that easy to pull off, which is why you'll need your management team prepped to make it happen as smoothly as possible. Your business , unlike your competition, is doing well and growing. Or, perhaps your growth has reached a lull and you'd like to rectify that

Google 's Musicians@Google production just released an exclusive interview between Lady Gaga and Marissa Mayer. How could we not pay attention? This is, after all, a perfect pop-culture-tech-innovation-creativity storm as far as we're concerned