Shontarius D. Aikens

In December 2019, the first article in my Academic Insight column was published in Fargo, INC!. My dream and mission of bridging the gap between academia and business practitioners had begun. And, over these last three years, my goal has been to provide readers with quality content and perspectives that would help them improve the quality of their work and personal lives.

In this issue of Fargo, INC!, I will be sharing three tools and pieces of advice to help you improve your ability to prioritize tasks, to help you overcome procrastination and improve your ability to focus and to help you develop a mindset that can lead to more results over time. #1: The Eisenhower Matrix The purpose of the Eisenhower Matrix is to prioritize tasks based on their level of importance or urgency.

The Strategy Canvas: Illustrating Organizational Strategy on a Single Page Is it possible to illustrate an organization’s strategy on a one page document? Absolutely! Authors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne created a tool called The Strategy Canvas that does just that. When properly constructed, the result will be a document that will increase the likelihood that a proposed strategy can be easily understood by all members of the organization and that will most likely be implemented.