by Terry Sterling | Feb 16, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
If you have watched the recent blockbuster series from Netflix, “The Queen’s Gambit,” you can understand why chess is showing such a resurgence in popularity. In fact, there are many books about how life imitates chess. What I’ve seen in my experience here at Balanced...
by Terry Sterling | Jan 4, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
The last two years have presented considerable challenges and disruptions to almost all types of organizations. Many businesses and organizations have not survived. Many governments struggle to provide constituents with expected levels of service. It seems almost...
by Terry Sterling | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
The “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!!” cliché from Wizard of Oz is commonly repurposed to express awe, apprehension, or fear. In our strategy courses, that apprehension is often expressed as “Themes and Perspectives and Maps, oh my!” Over the years, we have seen...
by Terry Sterling | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
In April 2021, the Federal Reserve Board released a report on the impact of COVID-19 on American businesses during 2020. Data from recent years show approximately 600,000 businesses, equating to about 8.5% of all businesses, close permanently every year. In 2020,...
by Terry Sterling | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Why?”…a simple, three-letter word that a three-year old can utilize with unbelievable tenacity when not getting satisfactory answers. Merriam-Webster defines “why” as for what cause, reason, or purpose. The answers to “why?” range from simplistic, easy to...
