A Summer Solstice Pause for Strategic Clarity
Issue 218, June 26, 2025
With a continuous barrage of public opinion about the pros and cons of new strategies, tactics, and tools, we’re taking a Summer Solstice-inspired, mid-year pause to curate three important signals organizations should consider in being ready and prepared for transformation. Because like it or not, transformation is not nice, it’s messy and it’s stressful but it’s necessary to compete in today’s dynamically changing market and environment.
A pause is always useful for any organization caught up in the details and drama of ensuring they are customer-centric, oriented to their market and strategically following their set path. We have cautioned about the downfall of leadership models based on hubris, elitism, and short-term thinking. These deadly behavior and attitude patterns litter the pathway of failed organizations. Couple narcissistic leadership with its inability to stay ahead of the macro changes in the marketplac…
