Strategic Prioritization: Why Your “No” Doesn’t Stick Every planning cycle produces a list of things you decided not to do: a market you chose not to enter, a program you chose not to build, an initiative that got a fair hearing and still didn't make the cut. Deciding what not to do is the visible, [...]
Nearly Half of AI Projects Won’t Survive 2027. If Yours Is Inside Your Strategic Plan, It Stands a Much Better Chance Gartner projects that over 40 percent of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027. That's a projection, not a count of what's already failed, but the reasons behind it are [...]
Six months in: 5 questions your strategy dashboard should be able to answer If you're running a mid-year strategy review, you probably already have dashboards telling you how your strategy is tracking. You have visibility. You have data. You have a view of what's on track and what isn't that gets updated regularly and shared with [...]
The 90-day Strategy Review that Actually Drives Decisions For most organizations running a January planning cycle, April marks 90 days into the year. It is also, typically, when the first quarterly review lands on the calendar. If your planning year runs on a different schedule, the same logic applies: 90 days in, something important has [...]
Is Your Business a Machine or an Animal? Be the Octopus! We have long been taught to view the organization as a machine. It’s a comfortable metaphor: blueprints, gears, systems, predictability, and control. But there is a problem with machines, they are rigid. When the environment changes with time, as will always happen, the machine [...]
Strategic Planning Software for Growing Cities: The City of Kelowna Story In the pursuit of strategic clarity, the City of Kelowna, a rapidly growing municipality in British Columbia, Canada, transformed its approach to planning and execution using strategic planning software from StrategyBlocks. Kelowna is a vibrant hub, home to 170,000 residents and managed by approximately [...]
Leading the Way in 2026: Sharpening Your Strategy and Execution The year 2026 is here, and with technology like AI reshaping how we work and global events constantly shifting the landscape, honing your leadership strategy for 2026 is no longer just an advantage – it's fundamental for success. Leaders are looking for clarity and control, [...]
Year-End Review: Shaping Tomorrow's Strategy, Together As the year winds down, it's a natural time for us all to pause. We look back at the journey, the strides made, the hurdles overcome, and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. For organizations, this isn't just a moment for individual reflection; it’s an opportunity for leaders [...]
The Most Read Strategy Blogs of 2025 This year, readers' interests clearly pointed towards innovation, clarity, and practical guidance for navigating complex strategy. From enhanced delivery insights to new frameworks and technology, you've shown a strong appetite for transforming ambitious visions into concrete results These are the articles that captured the most attention throughout 2025. [...]
How Visual Strategy Unlocks Engagement for Everyone: From Executive Vision to Daily Impact Strategy. The word itself often conjures images of thick binders, dense PowerPoints, or perhaps a leadership team sequestered in a boardroom. But what about the rest of the organization? How do those brilliant plans, crafted with care, filter down and truly engage [...]
