Execution isn’t a cultural property. It’s a structural one. The companies that execute well have built systems that keep ...

Janet Lam is the founder of Building Blocks Business Planning, advising companies on AI and business strategy to drive real results. In 2026, many companies will say they “have AI.” They’ve bought ...

In the interconnected world of global commerce, a well-orchestrated distribution strategy is paramount for business success. The impact of this strategy reverberates across customer satisfaction, ...

Small business strategy often gets framed in heroic terms—David vs. Goliath, the underdog facing off against corporate giants. But what if that’s the wrong story? I recently worked with a group of ...

Most organizations see this as an area they can improve but haven't developed effective processes for doing so. Here's one. Ford’s Chicago Assembly operations. (Image: Ford Motor Co.) Last week I was ...

A business exit strategy is a plan that a business owner or entrepreneur establishes to sell their ownership in a company to investors or another company, or to cease operations entirely. An effective ...

Strategy does run a software business that generates hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue. It's introducing artificial intelligence (AI) features for its enterprise customers in an ...

The Honest Company, Inc. has cut weakly performing sales channels and product categories, shifting the focus to better-growing products and channels. HNST's Q2 report showed that the strategy is ...