by Darcy Bien | Dec 9, 2021 | Strategy
Take a moment to imagine your life in three years. I reflected on this while updating my Vision during our recent Stretch Your Impact training. I realized “Wow, the next three years are going to look very different than the past three years!” I needed to... 
by Darcy Bien | Sep 8, 2021 | Strategy
One simple question: How can I help? This is the question my mentor asked me years ago when I was complaining about my first job out of college. My strengths were not being fully utilized and my direct manager didn’t care. As a result, I was an unhappy camper and had... 
by Darcy Bien | Aug 10, 2021 | Strategy
When I worked at Procter and Gamble, one of the best trainings I attended was Theory of Constraints. I was a new Mechanical Engineer in “Dry Laundry” (yes, for the young people… there was powder before pods). I was in the Product Supply division supporting the... 
by Darcy Bien | Apr 6, 2021 | Strategy
The other night my son, Logan, a sophomore at The Seven Hills School, told me his teacher, Marcus Twyford, reminds students to “Guide, not Give.” This simple, powerful phrase struck me in many ways. It’s the antithesis of Gumball Management My business partner,... 
by Darcy Bien | Feb 3, 2021 | Strategy
We all know 70% of companies with a strategy outperform their competition and are 12% more profitable. Unfortunately, we also know less than 15% of strategic plans are implemented! How is this possible? Does this mean there’s a lot of wasted time and resources on...