Too often, we hear the term "quick and dirty" when discussing a new customer, a new project, or a new idea.

The project needs to happen quickly in order to close the deal, meet the impossible deadline, or to move on to the next one.

Too many companies find themselves in the reactive mode to stay in the black.

Margaret Heffernan offers an excellent reminder about the importance of strategy to avoid landing in the “walking dead” category coined by the late Teradyne.

A walking dead organization is one which brings in just enough revenue to be self-sustaining, but isn’t on a huge growth pattern. (more…)