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Is Technology Getting in the Way of What We Say We Want?
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: We already have enough standing between us and the things we say we want without allowing the phone we carry everywhere to become another barrier. When so much of our time and attention is being absorbed by this little device, we have to ask how much more…
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You Cannot Fix What You Haven’t Identified
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: What appears to be procrastination may come from difficulty beginning, overthinking, anxiety, perfectionism, lack of interest or the absence of a clear frame. Until we identify what is actually preventing progress, we may keep applying solutions that don’t address the real problem. It is easy to assume…
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As Practitioners, We Often Need What We Sell
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences Practitioners are often drawn to work that meets a need they understand from the inside. Needing another person to help us apply our own tools doesn’t weaken our expertise; it may deepen our understanding of why those tools matter. I recently reorganised a list of people I…
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Blindspotting: How to Navigate Invisible Risks
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences Some of the greatest risks leaders face are difficult to recognize because they emerge from trusted strengths, established assumptions and information that never reaches the decision-making table. Blindspotting helps leaders examine what may be missing from their understanding before an invisible risk becomes a visible, costly consequence.…
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Focusing Only on Money Brings Good Numbers but No Happiness…
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: Money is an essential measure of business performance, but it is not the lone marker of success. When financial results become our only definition of success, we can achieve impressive numbers while losing the time, relationships, health and sense of meaning we expected success to provide. Money…
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Beware of this Oft Missed Step
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: AI tools can help professionals work faster, but a seven-step plan cannot tell you what is actually getting in the way. Without that understanding, you may invest in an excellent solution that addresses the wrong problem. I came across an infographic for a course: Claude for Lawyers…
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Delegate the Work. Not the Decision.
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: Delegate the work, because leverage is how meaningful things get built. However do not surrender the decisions that define direction, ownership, and responsibility. Recently I caught myself about to pick up ‘something that was never mine to carry.’ It was small and it became my responsibility only…
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Can’t is the Cancer of Happen
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: “Can’t” becomes dangerous when it is accepted as a fact before the situation has been properly examined. Strategic alignment requires us to distinguish between a genuine constraint and an untested assumption that prevents anything from happening. Can’t is the cancer of happen. This line is attributed to…
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Why Play Belongs in Every Well-Lived Life
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: We carefully schedule work because we know it matters, yet we often leave play, curiosity, and renewal to chance, then wonder why they disappear. A strategically aligned life isn’t just one that protects productivity, but one that intentionally makes room for the experiences that restore the person doing the…
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