Stuart Cross is a consultant, coach and speaker who helps world class companies to accelerate profit growth. His firm, Morgan Cross Consulting, has attracted clients including Walgreen Boots Alliance, DFS, Sealed Air Inc., Greene King and Morrisons. Stuart has written two commercially published books - The CEO's Strategy Handbook (Global Professional Publishing) and First & Fast (Business Expert Press).
by Stuart Cross - Managers value predictability; it gives them a sense of control over external events. In my experience, results that do not…
by Stuart Cross - In recent weeks I’ve come across several examples where leadership teams have been struggling to get important new projects off…
by Stuart Cross - Every organization I’ve ever known or worked with has had a myriad of goals, objectives, and targets. The trouble with…
by Stuart Cross - In my experience, many successful CEOs and senior executives dislike the time they have to spend on developing strategy. There…
by Stuart Cross - It takes a photon of light a little over 8 minutes to reach the earth after it leaves the sun’s…
by Stuart Cross - Last week, I met with an old client who shared with me his company’s latest strategy pack. The document, prescribed…
by Stuart Cross - We’ve all been there. The annual strategy away day is a fixture for many management teams. And yet, all too…
by Stuart Cross - Fast, agile companies are relentless in using customer feedback to drive improvements and to make the necessary changes to accelerate…
by Stuart Cross - What is a strategy? This seemingly simple question can lead to a wide variety of answers. Some people will tell…
by Stuart Cross - Whatever your views about the ongoing Brexit discussions, there can be little argument that the situation is creating uncertainty for…
by Stuart Cross - Innovation has never been more important to companies as it is now. Economic, technological and social turbulence is creating new…
by Stuart Cross - As part of my research for my latest book, First & Fast, I interviewed Richard Baker, the Chairman of Whitbread…
by Stuart Cross - No one in an organization has as much leverage as the CEO. From the moment you walk into the building…
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