by Dr. Lee Mangold | Apr 13, 2014 | Technology
Last weekend I gave a talk at BSides Orlando on Software Defined Radio. I wanted to do a tutorial on getting started with SDR rather than just showing all the cool stuff you could listen to (that’s what YouTube is for). All-in-all, I think it went well… The...
by Dr. Lee Mangold | Feb 22, 2010 | Business
The cornerstone of any decision making process is to know the environment in which you work. However, “knowing” your environment simply is not enough – in terms of strategic management, anyways. What we need is a way to list these factors, rate them relative to...
by Dr. Lee Mangold | Feb 22, 2010 | Business
A SWOT analysis is a great tool to understand your operating environment. However, misusing this tool can – at best – prove to be useless. This post is a quick introduction to the SWOT, how to use it, and how to get the most out of it! If you’re reading this post,...
by Dr. Lee Mangold | Aug 1, 2009 | Business
The first step to any strategic management (or planning) process is defining the Mission and Vision of your organization. So…what does that mean? Very simple: A mission is what you do, your purpose, the reason you exist. A Vision describes what you want to become, how...
by Dr. Lee Mangold | Aug 1, 2009 | Business
I think I’ve jumped-the-gun a bit with my posts. I realized that I began discussing advanced applications and tools in the Strategic Management process but never actually defined what strategic management is! Strategic Planning is PART OF Strategic Management Every...