The Microsoft Tablet Strategy: Time to Re-examine My first review of a Tablet PC was posted this morning at Tablet PC Magazine. I looked at the Dell Inspiron Duo. The hardware was solid but was missing a few key features (like video out). The real problem was Windows 7. Windows 7 is not designed for touch on a high-resolution screen. You just can't get your finger to the … [Read more...] about The Microsoft Tablet Strategy: Time to Redefine
Strategic Planning
5 Ways to Own Vision
5 Ways to Own Vision Organizations that behave strategically own vision. A good vision becomes operational. If the vision sits out at the 10-year horizon and never finds its way into operational influence, it is nothing but a meaningless historical artifact. Here are 5 ways to own vision: Start using the vision as a way of framing near-term plans. Ask people to … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Own Vision
Economic Balance Can’t Come from Sovereign State Policy Makers
A February 2011 strategy+business article, "A Continuous Quest for Economic Balance," discusses what countries must do to balance their economies. It starts, in its first sentence, revealing a bias by focusing on "what cracks the storm [the economic crisis] revealed in the foundations of national economies." I think there is a larger crack that appeared during the financial … [Read more...] about Economic Balance Can’t Come from Sovereign State Policy Makers
Strategy: What Nokia Needs to Do To Survive
Cover photo by Zaidan Falaah on Pexels.com Stephen Elop's leaked Nokia strategy memo (full text here at the WSJ TechEurope blog) has caused a bit of a stir. At the center of the memo is uncertainty. The message he gives is that people need to embrace uncertainty like the man in his allegorical burning platform, jump into icy waters and be transformed. The emotion of the … [Read more...] about Strategy: What Nokia Needs to Do To Survive
Why Visions Aren’t Future Mission Statements
Why visions aren't future mission statements A mission is a statement clearly defines why an organization exists. It should be short and very clear. It should differentiate the organization from its competitors. Why an organization exists should state unique value. A vision states should be aspirational and forward-looking. It should derive from, and complement the mission … [Read more...] about Why Visions Aren’t Future Mission Statements