5 Ways to Know What Your Customers Want Before They Do You have to train yourself to see the world through their eyes. Here’s how. By Paul Shoemaker & Steve Krupp The number one worry we hear from our clients today is this: “I need to understand my customer better, but it’s getting harder, not [...]
DSI Highlights Commitment to Client Service with the Hire of Three Top Strategists
April 3, 2013 By
Decision Strategies International (DSI), a leading future-centered consulting firm, today announced the continued expansion of its Adaptive Strategy practice in both the U.S. and the U.K. The addition of three high-level consulting professionals is another example of DSI’s continued growth and commitment to excellence.
DSI Shares Talent Strategies in Inc. Article
March 26, 2013 By
6 Ways to Attract Top Talent Even in today’s economy, the most talented workers have plenty of choices. Here’s how to make sure they join you, not the competition. - By: Paul Schoemaker Your company is in a war for talent, and in that war, just about everyone is your enemy. When Bill Gates was asked [...]
DSI’s CEO Quoted in The Wall Street Journal
March 22, 2013 By
Memo to Staff: Take More Risks CEOs Urge Employees to Embrace Failure and Keep Trying By: Leslie Kwoh When Jim Donald took the helm at Extended Stay America a year ago, he sensed fear. Many employees at the national hotel chain, which had recently emerged from bankruptcy, were still stuck in survival mode. Worried about [...]
DSI’s Take on War Games in Inc.
March 1, 2013 By
Why You Need to Play War Games The military hones its strategies with role-playing simulations. The technique can help your business, too–but you have to make it realistic. By: Paul Shoemaker & Toomas Truumees, partner at DSI. Before the SEALs raided Osama bin Laden’s hideout, they worked for months on their strategy, studying satellite pictures [...]
DSI Shares Tips for Gen Y in Chief Learning Officer Article
February 22, 2013 By
Essential Skills to Teach Gen Y By: Ladan Nikravan on February 22, 2013 I’ve read — and contributed to — the giant electronic stack of articles on what Gen Y can teach you, but this week I wanted to find out what learning leaders should be teaching Gen Y. What’s going to elevate my generation’s [...]
DSI Featured in February Issue of Training Magazine
February 20, 2013 By
Training Today: The Lost Leadership Capability A recent DSI Strategic Leadership Forum, which hosted more than 15 business and learning leaders from varying industries, highlighted a critical, cross-industry deficit in strategic leadership capabilities and development. By Samantha Howland, Senior Partner and Executive Training Director, DSI In an era of unprecedented uncertainty, the ability to think [...]
New York Area Executives Admit Significant Gaps in Strategic Leadership
February 14, 2013 By
Press Contact for DSI: Heather Cummings 215-564-3200 x112 hcummings@gobraithwaite.com New York Area Executives Admit Significant Gaps in Strategic Leadership CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., February 14, 2013 – Survey results from the DSI Winter Strategic Leadership Forum uncovered critical gaps in addressing the need for strategic leadership. The roundtable event, hosted by DSI – a leading future-centered [...]
DSI’s Innovation Approach Featured on ChiefExecutive.net
January 24, 2013 By
3 Steps to Eliminate the Innovation Frame Factor By Steve Krupp, CEO, and Jacqueline Claudia, Principal The Innovation Frame Factor is defined as the tendency among individuals and organizations to inhibit the innovation process by enlisting an overly narrow frame of reference. The corporate landscape if scattered with examples of companies that have created artificial [...]
Carving a New Path for Strategic Leadership
January 9, 2013 By
Press Contact for DSI: Heather Cummings 215-564-3200 x112 hcummings@gobraithwaite.com Carving a New Path for Strategic Leadership Research Uncovers Essential Skills for Strategic Leaders Harvard Business Review Publishes Framework and Self-Assessment CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., January 9, 2013 – In times of uncertainty, the ability to think strategically has been cited as the indispensable skill for navigating change [...]