by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | Aug 5, 2022 | Strategic Planning
A recent MIT Sloan Management Review article asked readers to declare ‘calendar bankruptcy’. Many workplaces remain steeped in a meeting-driven culture, even amongst the multitude of changes that the business world has experienced in the last few years. According to...
by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | May 19, 2022 | Innovation Acceleration, Strategic Planning
Cars may have only recently started driving themselves, but the business world has been on autopilot for decades. Traditions and common practices have led to complacency and inefficiency across industries. Just out of sight though, the world has continued to grow and...
by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | Jan 20, 2022 | Innovation Acceleration, Strategic Planning
Much of the exposure that is faced by corporations, small to large, is at the core. Yes, you are often blind sided by the fact that your combination of value propositions may not resonate as well as they once did. The markets are increasingly more dynamic. Some of...
by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | May 21, 2018 | Innovation Acceleration, Strategic Planning
Success breeds success. Or so people say. It seems logical. The better or more adept that an individual or an organization becomes at a specific task or activity, the easier it should become to repeat the process with increasingly successful outcomes. With repetition...
by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | Apr 23, 2018 | Market & Channel Strategy, Market Entry & Market Research, Strategic Planning
When you hear the phrase “Head for higher ground”, the most common association is to think of a pending natural disaster such as a flood. In this case, we view the higher ground from a personal perspective and a tactic to enable both personal safety and security....
by Richard (Dick) Van Belzen | Feb 1, 2018 | Strategic Planning
You’re saying what? Grow? Considering growth given questions about whether we have reached the end or top of the current economic cycle may seem over reaching. But it’s not! Previous economic downturns have demonstrated that some companies, whether small...
