• FUEL Announces Launch of FUEL to Lead Masterclasses

    Facilitated by FUEL Associates and Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School of Business Dean, the FUEL to Lead Masterclasses will show participants how to build and execute winning strategic plans, strengthen their relationship skills and to implement strategies and practices of successful sales professionals.

  • The Key to an Uncommon Company with Dave Pickhardt and John Harrington | The Leadership Podcast

    Drawing from their time under Mr. K, John Harrington and Dave Pickhardt share insights on leadership and organizational culture. They highlight the importance of clear expectations and empowerment, coaching, and continuous learning in leadership roles.

  • Dave Pickhardt and Robert Glenski on the Lasting Impacts of Great Leadership | Enterprise.ing Podcast

    Dave and Robert recount inspiring stories and lessons from their mentor, Ewing Marion Kauffman. FUEL’s co-founders reflect on how Kauffman’s valuable professional advice and leadership practices have impacted their careers.

  • Uncommon Results | Rounding the Bases Podcast with Joel Goldberg

    Two innovators using the basics of "yester-year" to fuel the business execs of tomorrow join the Rounding the Basics podcast - Dr. Myles Gartland, the Dean of Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School of Management and Dave Pickhardt, co-founder of FUEL and former Marion Laboratories executive.

  • Launch of Innovative Leadership Development Initiative to Be Hosted at Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School of Management

    FUEL, LLC, today announces the launch of its FUEL To Lead Forums comprised of defined, curriculum-based programming that offers executives a toolset of actionable ways to lead their teams to achieve uncommon success.

  • Enterprise University: Building & Developing a Successful Sales Team

    Join Robert and Dave as they share with participants the 5 Essential Practices (T5E) to build and drive a better sales team. Their course will guide you on addressing sales misperceptions, participating in developing sales strategy, evaluating performance and learning how to be more effective during a customer visit.

Resources

Common Sense, Not Common Practice

Bottom line – today’s businesses are failing at strategy execution. Upon researching this important topic, the bulk of evidence is very convincing that as a whole we are missing the mark and not delivering on our strategies.

You Can’t Manage Results

At the beginning of an annual planning season, an organization establishes new objectives. However, there is one timeless truth that never changes - you can’t manage results.

Really No Mystery, Just Essential Practices

We are all very busy in today’s fast-paced marketplace … but let’s stop for one minute and review some facts.

HBR: The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy

In essence, the job of the strategist is to understand and cope with competition. Often, however, managers define competition too narrowly, as if it occurred only among today’s direct competitors.

The Six Disciplines Blog: Strategy Execution - The Scary Statistics

Most organizations suffer a major disconnect between strategy formulation and its execution. And while it's more pronounced in larger enterprises because of complexity, smaller organizations need to make sure they do something to remove the barriers to execution.

The Economist: Why Good Strategies Fail - Lessons for the C-Suite

The best-laid strategies of any organization are useless without proper implementation. This is far from straightforward, however, as corporate strategy is by its nature conceptual and often complex.