Strategy

Strategy

The distance between a well-intentioned plan and meaningful impact often comes down to how clearly you think about trade-offs, incentives, and second-order effects. This collection cuts through conventional wisdom with frameworks that help you see around corners—whether you're navigating market entry decisions, restructuring teams for scale, or choosing which battles are worth fighting. These aren't theoretical think pieces; they're battle-tested approaches from leaders who've made high-stakes decisions under uncertainty and lived to refine their thinking. Expect sharp analysis on competitive positioning, resource allocation, organizational design, and the strategic moves that separate durable advantage from fleeting wins. Read these when you need to think more clearly about what matters most.

SOAR Analysis

SOAR analysis is a strategic planning tool that can be used to help your organization create and execute its strategy

Industry Analysis: Medical Devices

Medical Devices creates value through specialized capabilities

Muda, Mura And Muri

Muda, Mura and Muri are three types of waste that negatively impact workflow, productivity and ultimately, customer satisfaction

Industry Analysis: Ranching

Ranching creates value through specialized capabilities

Industry Analysis: Podcasting/Audio Production

Podcasting/Audio Production creates value through specialized capabilities

Industry Analysis: Personal Services

Personal Services creates value through specialized capabilities

DICE Change Model

DICE framework helps calculate how well a company is implementing its change initiatives or how well it can implement its change initiatives

Bowman's Strategic Clock

Bowman Strategy Clock helps position a product to give it the most competitive position in the market

RAPID Decision Framework

RAPID is a decision-making framework that helps organizations make high-quality decisions critical to organizational success

Ackoff Law

Most failures begin with the wrong problem

OLI

OLI framework helps companies evaluate the competitive advantages resulting from internationalization and guides expansion to foreign markets

PARTS

PARTS is a game theory based approach that helps define players, added value, rules, tactics, and scope to forge strategic alliances