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AETC BOA Awards – Immersive Learning, Data Analytics, and Cloud Services
Cypress Resources, Inc. (Cypress) is extremely proud to announce our most recent awards with the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on three separate 5-year BOAs for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training Environments, Big...
How Great Leaders Lead Strategic Transformation
Strategic transformation is the journey your organization will take to in its attempt to maintain or achieve a competitive advantage. Average leaders don't have a system for achieving results. On the contrary, Great leaders follow a system to ensure their team knows...
How to Best Execute Your Competitive Advantage While Maintaining Operations
Your strategy, or the one you will soon develop, is flush with your organization's competitive advantages. It creates excitement and inspires your leadership team with the strategic transformation that is seemingly within reach. However, in the back of your mind is...
New Role, New Strategy…See What Should Unfold Next
First, CONGRATULATIONS on your new role! There's no doubt you get things done. Now it's time to put your stamp on your new organization. It's time to state YOUR STRATEGY. If you operate like most DoD agencies, you'll want to tie directly to the National Defense...
Building a Military Startup with Brig Gen Shawn Campbell
In this super special edition of the Caged Vision Podcast, I interview Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Shawn Campbell. We discuss his nearly 3 decades of leadership in the US Air Force and newly minted US Space Force. Brig Gen Campbell dives into how doing things...
Is it ON YOU to execute a successful strategy but without the PROPER TOOLS?
Most Strategies Fail If you've stopped to read this, there's good news - you're not alone. While that may not make you feel any better right now, there's plenty to be encouraged about. For decades, leaders have created strategies and have failed to give their teams...
How to Design Strategy Work So You’re Best Measuring Performance
Frustrated with Strategy As I often do, I like to lead with a point of frustration expressed in a recent conversation with a leader, "We're measuring a lot of things, and we're getting things done. I'm just not sure what we're doing is having the impact we need." I...
The Secret Society of Success with Special Guest – Tim Schurrer
"There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." This is from the plaque that sat on Ronald Reagan's desk during his presidency. Could it be that President Reagan was actually a member of a Secret Society? Well,...
3 Signals Your Leaders Don’t Have the Right Tools to Implement Strategy
A Strategy Operating System "If we had a system, we could focus more on the problem than band-aiding what we've built….." These are the words of a leader within the United States Air Force (USAF) on the topic of strategy implementation. He went on to say, "If people...
What Leaders Need to Implement Strategy
I interview many government leaders about how they communicate strategic priorities and empower employees to engage in strategy. However, with large organizations like the Department of Defense (DoD), empowering teams to think strategically is challenging. Even great...
Customer Experience Strategies with Andy Perez
Strategies (like Legos) to Improve Customer Experience So You Build Trust and They See AND Experience Value You've seen it well done and you've been super frustrated when its not… When you purchase a product or service, you're expecting a certain amount of value....
3 Simple Steps to Measure the Effectiveness of Strategy Implementation
Strategies Should Have Measurable Impact Recently in a conversation with a General in the United States Air Force, he shared, "We are doing well tracking our key results, we're just struggling to know if our strategies are having the impact we want." The General...
AETC HQ Award Five-Year MTI Deliberate Development Contract
Cypress Resources Awarded MTI Deliberate Development Contract from HQ Air Education Training Command (AETC) - JBSA LACKLAND, TX December 14, 2021 - Source: Cypress Resources, Inc. - BIRMINGHAM, AL Cypress Resources, Inc. (Cypress) is proud to announce that it has been...
Five Tips to Achieve Better Execution from Your Organizational Strategy
Studies show strategy struggles to achieve desired results 60 - 95% of the time. For this reason, adopting an implementation framework to ensure organizational strategy achieves the desired results is critical. Organizations that adopt a strategy implementation...
When Your Strategy Hits an Unforeseen Wall – with Special Guest Mike Eilts
How to best pivot when your strategy hits an unforeseen wall You know what they say about the best-laid plans… But, does that mean never plan? Hardly! The key is being able to quickly identify when the assumptions you've made have changed. In this episode, I interview...
How to best turn your strategic gaps into mission-driven priorities
How to best turn your strategic gaps into mission-driven priorities You've had an assessment to determine your strategic implementation gaps. And while you were aware of some of the gaps, others caught you a little off guard. Now you have a new problem - You're not...
Why getting implementation right matters most in a world of constant change
Why getting implementation right matters most in a world of constant change Whether it's strategy or innovation, architecting the right implementation plan matters most. But if that's the case, why do so many organizations operate under a shoot first, aim second...
How to best scope innovation to achieve transformational results fast…
How to best scope innovation to achieve transformational results fast… You know for a fact, gone are the days of taking 18 months to define your innovation efforts. But did it ever work to begin with? More than likely, the answer is no because planning for innovation...
How to best identify your strategy gaps, so implementation success is a lock
How to best identify your strategy gaps, so implementation success is a lock You've been thinking a lot about your strategy for 2022. In fact, you're following the same process as in the past…small off-site, reengage the team in September, narrow your focus by...
How to best communicate strategy, so all levels are focused on success
How to best communicate strategy, so all levels are focused on success You want to communicate strategy most effectively. And, you feel like you've made it pretty simple and straightforward. You'll need everyone focused to achieve the success you desire. The problem...
How to overcome the biggest problem in strategy and achieve grand success
How to overcome the biggest problem in strategy and achieve grand success You know strategy must start at the top. You've assembled a pretty good process for collaboration ideas. You even have a PowerPoint template all set up to communicate your plan to the team. The...
Why context is what matters most in successful strategy implementation
Why context is what matters most in successful strategy implementation Context? What's context got to do with strategy implementation? Well, in short, everything. Here's why: Strategic thinkers crystalize their vision to accelerate the correct change in the...
How STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP development impacts your STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION success
How STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP development impacts your STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION success You know leadership development is essential. You also know effectively implementing strategy is critical to your lasting success. The problem is most organizations don't develop leaders...
Best practices for how to build your network and advance your career
Best practices for how to build your network and advance your career In 2020, in the midst of COVID, my Brother-In-Law Greg Luce shared that he'd used isolation time to explore a career in CyberSecurity. As he shared his interest, I sensed there was more. I sensed a...