Jon Sappey

Creativity for Strategy’s Sake

Fundamentally, we are imagining a future state for the organization and a way to achieve that state; then creating shared vision and organizational will to move forward.

Building Strategy Capability: Your Practice

What does “the practice of strategy” look like at your company? Who does it? How and when do they do it? How is it organized? What difference does it make? How is it changing? For too many companies, the answers are unclear, and the practice is a bit mysterious. Or the answers are clear, butContinue reading “Building Strategy Capability: Your Practice”

A Strategy Maturity Model: Substance and Ubiquity

Over the past 18 months I’ve enjoyed teaming with Brian Nejmeh at his consulting firm, INSTEP, to work with tech companies and develop their SaaS product management practices. Brian has developed great frameworks for both SaaS whole product and the SaaS product management life cycle. I’ve been honored to bring forward some critical aspects ofContinue reading “A Strategy Maturity Model: Substance and Ubiquity”

Strategy and Story-Telling: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

I often think of Strategy as an act of leadership in creating and reinforcing shared purpose, direction, and momentum for an organization. In this sense, articulating Strategy is a tremendous creative challenge: how best to persuade stakeholders of all types – employees, investors, partners, customers – to buy in to a shared mission and theContinue reading “Strategy and Story-Telling: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

My Triad: Strategy, Creativity, and Leadership

A very wise person once taught me that a triad is a system of three inter-related concepts. I love the triad of Strategy, Creativity, and Leadership. As humans, our ability to imagine and create is unique in this world. On a philosophical and spiritual level, I believe we honor the divine (however we conceive ofContinue reading “My Triad: Strategy, Creativity, and Leadership”

Strategy as a Practice

A few years ago, grudgingly acknowledging the physical changes of middle age, I decided to modify my fitness routine, with less cardio/endurance activity and more focus on strength and flexibility. Step One was taking my first yoga class. This was predictably awkward, with my ignorance and immobility combining for some truly cringe-worthy moments in thoseContinue reading “Strategy as a Practice”