tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:16:33 +0000Leighton Davis & Partners are a leading consulting and advisory firm specialising in strategy and governance. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, we assist clients throughout Australasia and SE Asia. We are also one of only a handful of firms in the region specialising in the provision of competitive intelligence services.http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/noreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)Blogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-3593958911020260053Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:08:00 +00002010-01-22T08:08:10.493+08:00This morning I came across this interesting article from the Harvard Business Review.This highlights a fundamental error that is often made in strategic planning whereby the sum total of strategic analysis is based on the consideration of past events, and the attempt to forecast based on past performance (which, as we're so often reminded by the money markets, offers no guarantee of future http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2010/01/why-good-spreadsheets-make-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-8408804570184450043Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:12:00 +00002010-01-20T12:30:14.236+08:00I've been following with great interest recently a thread on the Strategic Planning Society's (SPS) LinkedIn page regarding the use of SWOT analysis in strategic planning (click here to visit the thread).Many of the comments in this thread support my own views that, in order to maximise its benefit, the SWOT analysis should be conducted in a rigorous and sophisticated manner.It is so often the http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2010/01/got-swot-now-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-5911118297310112963Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:50:00 +00002009-10-21T14:51:53.362+08:00For more information on our strategic planning and strategy management systems consulting and advisory services, please visit our corporate website at www.leightondavis.com.auWe look forward to supporting your future success!Leighton Davis & Partners are specialist consultants in strategic planning and strategy management, and are based in Perth, Western Australia. For more information on our http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/10/strategy-consulting-in-perth-western.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-1887342036098007730Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:50:00 +00002009-08-14T13:51:09.037+08:00I was reading some comments posted on LinkedIn by members of the Strategic Planning Society today, when I came across this gem:One of the main problems with strategic planning is the frequency with which some clients try to edit or amend their strategy. I have had a client say to me "Of course our strategy is up to date, we try to change it every year..." In my opinion this accurately reflects http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/08/strategic-blinkers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-6687369980275398057Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:17:00 +00002009-06-12T13:21:06.231+08:00Parallels between the failures of man-made systems, such as the economy, and of similarly complex natural ones offer fascinating food for thought.This short extract below is a Conversation Starter from McKinsey Quarterly, one in a series of invited opinions on topical issues. Read what the author has to say, then let us know what you think. Executives, strategists, and economic forecasters, http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/06/power-curves-what-natural-and-economic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-9070041451385395048Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:51:00 +00002009-06-09T16:52:14.939+08:00Corporate Strategic Planning Most organizations today prepare a ‘strategic plan’. But often this is confined to the development of a single strategy such as for a proposed acquisition, for an attack on a new market perhaps, or for the development of a new technology – all very valuable and perfectly legitimate activities. The Argenti System does something quite different: it shows you how tohttp://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/06/ten-things-argenti-system-of-strategic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-4636859481490005682Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-06-03T13:56:31.708+08:00Harvard Business Publishing have released a guide to more than 300 Balanced Scorecard articles published since its inception.To access this list and order articles of interest, please click here.For more information on Leighton Davis & Partners management consulting and advisory services in strategic planning, strategic management and corporate intelligence, including the development of Balanced http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/06/balanced-scorecard-report-1999-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890283387237300676.post-1487527211185138285Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:20:00 +00002009-06-02T12:21:50.898+08:00Travelling in to the city of Perth, Western Australia today I was listening to an old(ish) podcast from the London Business School. This podcast, released in February this year, was focused on the fact that, during market downturns and recessions, strategically-focused organisations and individuals often find great opportunities to re-position the firm and themselves.A couple of specifics were http://www.perthstrategyconsultants.com.au/2009/06/opportunities-in-downturn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Leighton Davis)0