comments made as a result of our sessions are:
It was a turning-point because we used the positive scenario derived from the conversation to establish a new set of values and practices throughout the organisation – all the way down to grassroots level.
CEO, BANKING GROUP
Normally I start a meeting by asking what the takeaways are likely to be. I note that, instead of answers, the takeaway will be some questions on strategy to keep me awake at night. I guess that’s what Socrates had in mind.
CEO, NATIONAL BAKERY CHAIN
As a small business, we are too busy doing business to take time out to think about the future. Nor can we afford to have a full-time strategic planner. So the conversation was an ideal way to take stock of our game briefly and passionately. Did you notice there wasn’t a single interruption from a mobile phone? That has to be a first!
CEO, ATM SERVICE PROVIDER
We are all fierce individualists in our family. For the first time, we’ve had a conversation about the business which has brought us together as a team. No doubt in a few weeks time we’ll be going our separate ways again, but at least we’ll have the minutes of this meeting as proof of a fleeting moment of unity.
CHAIRMAN, FAMILY FOOTWEAR BUSINESS
I’m looking at my watch. You said five hours for the conversation and we’ve done it. Unbelievable!
CEO, MINING CONTRACTOR
I like the game analogy because it will give us a better way to process information in the future. If there’s a new player, a new rule of the game or the emergence of a new market scenario, we will be able to adjust faster than our competitors. That’s the name of the game.
DIRECTOR, ASSET-MANAGEMENT COMPANY
What is nice about your model is that it doesn’t get in the way of discussing the business. It’s invisible because it’s so logical. I much prefer it to those methods with cheesy names where you spend half the time figuring out your next step.
CHAIRMAN, TIMBER COMPANY
I came in feeling paper withdrawal symptoms, but you’ve cured me of the habit. In future, I shall consign all thick strategy documents to File 13. I hope it doesn’t get me into hot water!
EXECUTIVE, MUNICIPAL WATER BOARD
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