strategy basics
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Strategy Consulting for George Tippins, Pittsburgh steel magnate
A reader of my blog posts has requested that I select and share a story or three from my days when I was earning my experiences as a strategy consultant. In the early ’80s, I arrived in Pittsburgh and started The Xavier Group Ltd. (1981). I started the company with experiences that centered around the personalities…
advanced manufacturing, analysis, anticipatory design, business, business management, business models, customer-driven strategy, design, engineering, future trends, George W Tippins, human resources, leadership, market strategy, organizational theory, rolling mills, start-ups, steckle mills, steel machinery, steel slabs, steelmaking, strategy, strategy basics, tactics, team collaboration, the future, trends -
Apple’s Steve Jobs would’ve told you “never build your strategy based on low-hanging fruit”
I’ve been a successful strategy consultant since 1981. I’ve worked with Apple. I can tell you Steve Jobs (postmortem) is practically idolized for creating customer-driven strategies for Apple. I can also say, Apple’s Steve Jobs would’ve told you, “never build your strategy based on low-hanging fruit.” First of all, many so-called internal strategists “feel falsely”…
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What is a Professional and Why Does Being One Matter?
When I took a Directorship job at Cleveland’s Arthur G. McKee & Company in 1979 (soon to be Davy McKee — International Engineers and Constructors – 14,000 employees in 32 countries worldwide – A Fortune Service 300) at 22, I was told in the first week to come up to the Executive Suite by one…
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What is Strategy?
Napoleon Bonaparte and Strategy Napoleon Bonaparte’s commanders reported, that Napoleon was a genius of war strategy who had a unique ability to size up a situation with a “glance,” . Now you might think hearing that, like so many current organizational strategists and businesspeople (who rose to high-places as a result of the 20th Century…
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Positioning of Resources is key to Strategy
NOTE: This was originally published as an article post on LinkedIn titled, “On Strategy: Positioning of Resources” by Frank Sowa on 2016/01/07 On Strategy: Positioning of Resources The most effective military generals throughout history were successful because they knew how to make the most optimal use of the resources they had available to them, in…
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Hi! I’m Frank X. Sowa, Pittsburgh Strategy Consultant since 1981. Welcome to my new Blog!
This new blog is entitled, “PGH Strategy Consultant” because I intend to use it, to share with you some of the insights I’ve obtained since I started my strategy consulting work, via the founding and operating “The Xavier Group, Ltd.” here in Pittsburgh (PGH) in 1981. The Xavier Group has existed for 36 years, founded…
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The Xavier Group, Ltd. -- Strategy Consultants since 1981 