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THOUGHTS WE THOUGHT

The occasional thought morsel from your friends @ Copper Strategic.

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Thoughts We Thought: News
Thoughts We Thought: List

June 2023

THERE WAS A YESTERDAY

One of Chris’ mantras is “there was a yesterday.” Read more about this mantra to get a sense of what she means and how it informs our practice. Strategic planning is, of course, fundamentally about looking forward. But we think there’s value in looking back first.

March 2023

WOMEN @ WORK

Chris recommends pouring something strong before diving into McKinsey’s latest “Women in the Workplace” study. See her take on what’s good and what’s — not so much.

February 2023

INSPIRATION STARTS WITH "H"

Chris has been noodling on inspiration and how it comes in many forms. She’s decided that inspiration actually starts with the letter H. Read on!

THOUGHTS WE THOUGHT ARCHIVES

JANUARY 2023

Remembering How to "Human"

NOVEMBER 2022

Why Isn't Work Funnier?

OCTOBER 2022

From "Get Off My Lawn" to "Ok, Boomer"

SEPTEMBER 2022

Ambitious Things Are Never Done By Committee

JUNE 2022

The Great Pushout (?)

MAY 2022

In Praise of Provocation

APRIL 2022

On the Riddle that is Childcare in the U.S.

JANUARY 2022

On Managing Your Inner Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 2021

On Gratitude

SEPTEMBER 2021

Summer Turning to Fall...Is This the Season We Expected?

JULY 2021

On Managing Your Inner Supply Chain

MAY 2021

So Now What?

APRIL 2021

More Triangulating, Less Zero-Sum-Gaming 

MARCH 2021

Keep It Real In Unreal Times

FEBRUARY 2021

In Praise of Red Teaming

2020 Issues

NOVEMBER 2020

On This $%^&* Year

OCTOBER 2020

On Why Transformation is the New Normal

AUGUST 2020

On Dueling Youth Movements in 2020 America

JULY 2020

On Why the True North Is No Longer True

JUNE 2020

On Why Staying in Your Lane May Mean the End of the Road

MAY 2020

The Great Untangle: Skinny Strategic Planning

APRIL 2020

The Next Normal: You've Got This. And We've Got You.

MARCH 2020

Recover, Rethink, Rebuild: Life After COVID-19

FEBRUARY 2020

On Why There May be Crying in Baseball After All

JANUARY 2020

On Conflict, and Why Sometimes You Should Run Toward It

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