Lead From Crisis or Anticipation?

Crisis or anticipation? This is the decision every leader must make in regards to the future. The years that lie ahead of any organization are filled with twists, turns, and unexpected realities, and it is the job of the leaders to make the wiser choice to forecast the future rather than react to the changing …

Building a Successful Alliance

Every day new strategic alliances are formed between corporations, entrepreneurs, and outreach organizations because there is a shift in understanding that autonomy is no longer paving the road to success, but it is through cooperative alliances that sustainable success is possible (Pett & Dibrell, 2001). With the increasing turbulent environment of increased government regulations and …

Relationship Rather than Contract

Strategic alliances are relationships between organizations that provide mutual benefit for each through compromise and alignment of objectives (Bowersox et al., 1992). Unfortunately, too many alliances break down and end up being unsuccessful, which creates the illusion that alliances are a greater waste of resources rather than a creative solution to marketplace challenges (Zoogah and …

Collaborate Rather Than Compete

As the global market expands and organizations focus on niche markets and specialized products and services, the expansion of strategic alliances is becoming more prevalent. The need for influential and competent strategic alliance managers is paramount. Strategic alliance managers live precariously as they represent organizational interests while attempting to manage the alliance relationships with other …

Issue Briefs for Better Strategy

In organizational life, there is always the need to understand and anticipate the future reality that will inevitably come to pass. The organizations that build effective strategies for the future are the ones who gain strategic advantage and enjoy long-term success. Organizations need to have a strategy (Ackerman, 2011), the question lies in the quality …

Narrate My Future

An individual’s day consists of constant inundation of information from media outlets, social media, conversations, family relationships, and work environments. So, in the conversation regarding global foresight, scenario planning, and data analysis, it is same to assume that employees may not have the mental capacity or the actual time to fully consider the information that …