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JohnGiraffe

  1. Part 1 of how to build a 1-breath strategy in this week's NAMP newsletter.
  2. Working on how to translate a strategy into an easy-2-use 3 year project portfolio.
  3. Developing an updated release of our 1-Day Strategy workshop that Erik Sprotte, our California Giraffe, will faciliate next week.
  4. Working on two articles for the North American Meat Processors on how to craft a 1-Breath Strategy Statement. Look for it @ girafffellc.net
  5. A great day yesterday @NSRIT developing a business growth strategy - IT integration program. Thanks, Jim, Mark, Craig. Good stuff!
  6. Thanks to the Barrington, IL Chamber Small Business and Entrepreneurs Council for being such a great audience on growth planning.
  7. A new Giraffe blog: "What Does Strategic Plan Looks Like." Coming soon to www.giraffellc.net .
  8. How to build and implement business growth strategies, coming to giraffellc.net .
  9. NSR is a terrific IT partner. Look for a new version of Giraffellc.net in the next few weeks.
  10. Giraffe's newly enriched Strategy Program helps clients complete three year growth plans, complete with business case, in just five weeks.
  11. Will be presenting "How to Build a Growth Strategy" to the Barrington IL Small Business and Entrepreneurs Council next month.
  12. Guidance for your own social media strategy, article by Soumitra Dutta, Harvard Business Review, Nov., 2010.
  13. We've completed strategies for 44 dental practices in CA. No two alike.
  14. How Companies Win, a terrific new book by Rick Kash and David Calhoun. Check it out.
  15. Fascinating strategic partnership: Lamborghini and Calloway. See Sports in Saturday's WSJ, article by John Paul Newport.
  16. I will be a panelist tomorrow at the University of Chicago, speaking about strategy and tactics for topline growth.
  17. @PacesCEO Norman: just did a strategic plan for another social services agency. Built their plan on 6 forces reshaping their service area.
  18. Giraffe just completed a three year strategic plan for The Bridge, a Youth and Family Social Services agency.
  19. The reward of a great strategy!! Apple Inc. posts a 70% surge in quarterly earnings. The Jobs gamble on cool gadgets pays off big time.
  20. @kevincrossman . Every strategic plan has both strategy (what are you going to do) and tactics (how you are going to do it). You need both.