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Field of Dreams– Great Movie, Dumb Strategy

by peterwinick on January 27, 2011

I loved the movie Field of Dreams, it was well written and told an inspiring story.  But let’s face facts, it was a movie in the classic Hollywood style.  It was designed to make you feel good and deliver a message that “if you build it they will come” that tugged at your heart strings.  [...]

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Uncertainty is now permanent

by peterwinick on October 15, 2010

Last week I had the pleasure of seeing Jim Collins speak at Radio City Music Hall at the World Business Forum one  of the many points that he brought up was that we are now operating in a period of great uncertainty and that uncertainty is now the rule, not the exception.  While I don’t [...]

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A millimeter of progress or a mile?

by peterwinick on August 6, 2010

It seems like many of the thought leaders and authors I speak with are pulled in a million directions and have made a millimeter of progress in each. There’s also a group of them that have made a mile of progress in just a few.  I’ve spent some time thinking about the differences in these [...]

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Do you have the clarity you need to set your priorities?

by peterwinick on July 15, 2010

In speaking with a wide range of authors and thought leaders lately one of the key things that struck me was the connection between clarity, the ability to prioritize activities effectively and success.  I believe that clarity is not exactly a binary state but it isn’t  something that exists on a continuum either. I asked [...]

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Are you being reactive or proactive?

by peterwinick on June 7, 2010

You’ve developed great content and things seem to be moving along.  Your satisfied with the momentum you have and your work is being well received.  Sounds pretty good.  The question to ask is are you being reactive or are you being proactive?  Do you have a plan in place with goals and milestones you are [...]

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Do you have the right strategy and the right people?

by peterwinick on March 25, 2010

having great content is not an easy accomplishment by any stretch of the imagination but frankly it’s only table stakes when it comes to leveraging effectively.

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