Insights on business simulations and strategy execution
Practical thinking on building better leadership programs, choosing the right simulation, and helping leaders act on strategy.
How to Choose a Business Simulation Provider
Cut through vendor noise: a breakdown of market categories, real cost drivers, and key operational red flags to watch for when evaluating providers.
You Probably Don't Need a Custom Business Simulation
Why enterprise buyers rarely need a ground-up custom build and how choosing a tailored simulation engine saves $500K while delivering higher learning ROI.
What a Business Simulation Actually Costs
An honest review (best of my knowledge) at enterprise business simulation pricing: standard fee ranges across four major categories, real cost drivers, and how to avoid overpaying for custom builds.
Don’t Underestimate a Paper Based Business Simulation
Before investing in an expensive software platform for your next leadership development program, consider a paper-based business simulation. Discover why simple, human-facilitated exercises often deliver higher engagement, greater adaptability, and stronger learning outcomes—without the software bloat or seat-license fees.
Business War Games: An Introduction
What are business war games? This articles reviews the what and why of business war games for corporate strategy development.
Why Strategic Thinking Training Has Become So Important
In the past 6 to 12 months, I have been asked far more than usual about strategic thinking training. The trend has continued to grow over the past couple months or so. I began to get curious why. In the
A Basic Overview of Strategy Execution
Strategy execution refers to the implementation of strategic plans. It entails the process of putting into action plans set by an organization. For instance, if a company visualizes an increase in sales, it has to establish steps necessary to be
Introduction to Strategy Execution
Overview of Strategy Execution Strategy execution over the years has become a universally recognized critical component of every company. Research shows that chief executive officers of companies are more concerned about strategy execution. Most of them have regarded it as
Business Simulations For Emerging Leaders
Business Simulations for Emerging Leaders Emerging Leaders Training Programs: Debunked Leadership training and development programs seek to bolster key, and sometimes all leadership skills in modern day corporate heads. They encompass corporate training, Business Acumen Training, leadership development programs,
Using Business Simulations in Leadership Development To Enhance Change Management
Creative Note: Photo by Alexas Fotos from Pexels Introduction to Using Business Simulations in Leadership Development to Enhance Change Management The 21st century brought its fair share of wins and challenges to the corporate world. Corporations have had to adapt and develop advanced
Accelerating Strategy Execution Using Business Simulations in Leadership Development
Accelerating Strategy Execution Using Business Simulations in Leadership Development Introduction Leadership Development Training presents corporate leaders with a platform to bequeath new skills, polish the old ones, and gain professional muscles to tackle corporate nightmares like corporate strategy execution
Business Simulation Tips: Great in Leadership Development - But Proceed With Caution
Business Simulation Tips: Great Tool for Leadership Development – Proceed With Caution Introduction – Business Simulation Tips As you know, I create business simulations that are used within corporate training and for strategic alignment, execution, and acceleration. But mostly, these
What Is Strategy Execution and Why It Is Important
What Is Strategy Execution? Harvard Business School defines strategy execution as systematic plans geared toward set organizational goals. It is the deliberate effort to pursue specific corporate objectives, adopt results-infused methodologies, and achieve the corporation’s goals. Many corporate leaders fear strategy
Infographic! 7 Researched Tips to Virtual Leadership Development Facilitation
Virtual facilitation is tough! We’ve done a bit of basic research to come up with some shareable tips that are easy to implement. Nothing fancy, but these tips should help you be more effective at virtual leadership development facilitation. Enjoy!
Forbes Article:Using Business Training Simulations And Employee Development For Strategic Change
Forbes just posted an article, “Using Business Training Simulations And Employee Development For Strategic Change” Excerpt: It’s hard to argue against the fact that times have changed so greatly in such a short amount of time. For example, in the
12 Tips To Delivering Virtual Leadership Development
Never before have people appreciated in person training as much as they do now. It’s now been approximately six months since C19 covered us like a dark shadow. So much has changes and is changing in such a short amount
Leadership Development Is The Key To Strategy Execution
Want to know how to accelerate the execution of your corporate strategy? Focus on leadership development. Companies spend a very large amount of time working on creating or adjusting the corporate strategy. Unfortunately, very little of focuses on effective execution.
Corporate Training For Tomorrow's Leaders
Corporate Training For Tomorrow’s Leaders The biggest standard change in business today is technology. In the next ten years, millions of jobs around the world will be automated. But computers can’t be leaders, they can only process. The demand for
Business Simulations Are a Great Tool for Leadership Development - But Be Careful
This is an article I wrote for Forbes in 2020. Posting here for convenience. Enjoy and hope it helps! Photo by Serpstat from Pexels In full disclosure, I run a company that creates business simulations. These simulations are used in