Strategic Planning and Performance Management Consulting (Part 2): Project Kick-Off to Go-Live
August 8, 2026 In Part 1, I talked about how every strategic planning and performance management project run starts with people, not software. Consensus. KPI selection. Cascading and alignment using Balanced Scorecard thinking. Now comes the part most consultants rush through. The part I refuse to rush. I want to see what actually happens after […]
The Strategy Execution Gap (And How to Close It)
The Strategy Execution Gap (And How to Close It) (Note: Company details omitted due to NDA) A few months ago, I was sitting with the Managing Director of a 1,200-employee conglomerate. They had spent months developing a brilliant 5-year strategic plan. I asked a simple question: “Can you show me how your General Manager’s current […]
Choosing the Right Strategy & Performance Management Tool: My Biggest Lesson.
After working with organizations for many years, I have seen the same pattern again and again. Many organizations choose the right performance management method on paper. But after 6 to 12 months, they stop using it or give up.