The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtable discussions is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. In August 2023 a group of executives, consultants and academics met virtually to discuss the true purpose of strategy. The discussion was …
The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtables is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. In May 2023 a group of executives, consultants and academics met virtually to discuss the role of strategic signatures in strategy. The discussion …
The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtables is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. In February 2023 a group of executives, consultants and academics met virtually to discuss whether capabilities are the key to successful strategy. The …
The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtable discussions is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. In November 2022 a group of executives, consultants and academics met virtually to discuss the difference between a strategy and a plan. …
The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtable discussions is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. In August 2022 a group of executives, consultants and academics met virtually to discuss overcoming barriers to transformational change. The discussion was …
The aim of the Beyond Default Roundtable discussions is to give practitioners in strategy and change an opportunity to share their experiences, challenge conventional wisdom, brainstorm ideas and network with peers who share the same interests and challenges. The discussion was led by David Trafford, co-author of Beyond Default and moderated by Chris Hallam, founder of CH Coaching Solutions. As …
In this Bizzdesign podcast interview, David Trafford argues that today’s increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world requires a different approach to developing strategy, one that is more cognisant of the exogenous and endogenous forces that are continually changing the context within which organisations operate. Only by understanding the influence of these forces can leaders make informed decisions on …
In this Bizzdesign vidcast interview, David Trafford argues that today’s increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world requires a different approach to developing strategy, one that is more cognisant of the exogenous and endogenous forces that are continually changing the context within which organisations operate. Only by understanding the influence of these forces can leaders make informed decisions on …
Those familiar with the Beyond Default approach to strategy will know that the essential purpose of strategy is to change the trajectory of an organisation, from one that’s taking it to its default future – which is a place it will end up if it takes no action other than that currently planned – to one that leads to an …
Conventional thinking on strategy is that you need to start by defining a vision, a future state that defines what you want your organisation to become, achieve or contribute. While visions are important – as are mission and purpose statements – they rarely live up to expectations. All too often they state the obvious: ‘to be better’, ‘to do no …
