<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[TrueNorth Strategic Advisory ]]></title><description><![CDATA[TrueNorth Strategic Advisory provides independent decision governance for CEOs and leadership teams navigating critical decisions and inflection point]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:16:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Strategy Sounded Clear. Every Department Executed a Different Version.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leadership team leaves the strategy meeting aligned.Everyone agrees on what matters. Growth matters. Efficiency matters. Customer experience matters...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/strategy-executed-different-version</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7114</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:38:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-05/a6f7a8023d4c962a6182b87ab378f85e.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Decisions Get Revisited Instead of Resolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decision gets made. The meeting ends. Everyone leaves aligned.Then three weeks later, the same decision shows up again. Different language. Same und...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/why-decisions-get-revisited-instead-of-resolved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7111</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:08:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-05/ebd5138f42331357c5e25ae9ff5a71ee.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Bad Decisions Aren't Wrong. They're Incomplete.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leadership team leaves a conference room believing they made a decision.Three months later, the same discussion resurfaces. Execution has stalled. T...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/most-bad-decisions-aren-t-wrong-they-re-incomplete</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7119</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:43:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-04/77486f66a504fc96f51fbbb417f022d2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scaling Doesn't Break Companies. Decision Ownership Does]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've seen this pattern repeat enough times to recognize it early.A leadership team gathers to examine why execution has slowed. The familiar explanati...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/scaling-doesnt-break-companies-decision-ownership-does</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace711a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:31:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-04/c599e9500be4b6979ed4de8edbaa80c5.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Leadership Teams Become Misaligned as Companies Scale.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leadership team leaves a strategy session believing they made a decision. Everyone nodded. The conversation felt productive. The decision felt clear...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/leadership-misalignment-companies-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace710f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:37:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-03/30ce3b9bcc4cde61c4b2446cb8a99cb8.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Leadership Teams Struggle to Make Decisions as Companies Scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leadership team gathers for a decision meeting.The conversation is engaged. People contribute thoughtfully. The session feels productive.But when ...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/why-leadership-teams-struggle-to-make-decisions-as-companies-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7115</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:37:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-04/59c989c7c714bfcbf0ed2e9ba37bc4ac.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Uncertainty Rises, Leadership Decisions Slow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leadership team gathers for what was supposed to be a decision meeting.The strategy has been discussed for weeks. The analysis has been circulated. ...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/when-uncertainty-rises-leadership-decisions-slow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace710d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:47:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-03/d5f916781a8dec5bf3e5543b4fd4781f.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Decision Structure Breaks as Companies Scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[This pattern unfolds across companies scaling from ten people to a hundred.Decision velocity slows. Not gradually, but suddenly. Conversations that on...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/why-decision-structure-breaks-as-companies-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace710b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:56:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/30b723_3779693ee3954f90bf2f1176830c2468~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Not a Decision Until You Give Something Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I watched a leadership team spend three meetings discussing whether to expand into a new market segment. They reviewed the opportunity. They examined ...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/strategic-decision-tradeoffs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace711f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:40:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-03/1ad3f59498e0bc24aa84e1dfa75e20cc.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Founder Becomes the Bottleneck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leadership team is capable. The roadmap is clear. The market opportunity is validated.But decisions still take weeks.I've watched this pattern eme...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/founder-bottleneck-strategic-inflection-point</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7110</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:32:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-03/dbcb2a36c8fe914f00e2c02208b371ff.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Leadership Alignment Dissolves]]></title><description><![CDATA[I watched a leadership team spend forty-five minutes agreeing on a growth target.The conversation felt productive. Everyone nodded. The founder seemed...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/when-leadership-alignment-dissolves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7113</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-03/2b123c6c72cd8080e7821d81a98047a5.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why AI Adoption Fails Without Decision Governance.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've watched organizations spend months building AI infrastructure while their leadership teams still need 20 meetings to make a single high-stakes de...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/superhuman-tools-human-constraints</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7116</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:39:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/0f1c02363f0c740d21ce80b1829584ac.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Obstacles to Informed Decision Governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions unravel not because the information was insufficient, but because the governance was compromised before analysis began.The problem is rarely...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/the-obstacles-to-informed-decision-governance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7121</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:25:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/bebed3bf12fc737abb3e257e67db699e.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Adaptive Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most strategies fail from gradual softening, not poor initial choices.The decision is rarely the problem. What happens after is.Leaders commit to a di...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/the-hidden-cost-of-adaptive-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7118</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:50:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/4a1daacb48e05e335f4f8849e7a23543.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Do Not Need More Opinions. You Need Perspective in Leadership Decision Making.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most senior leaders are not overwhelmed by complexity.They are overwhelmed by input.Board members have agendas. Investors push for growth metrics. Tea...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/you-do-not-need-more-opinions-you-need-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace710c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/832d1cc43bfb6d1987908ea9fd682fa1.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A leadership team gathers to finalize a decision that has been under discussion for three months.More analysis is requested. Another round of input is...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/the-hidden-cost-of-waiting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace711b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:59:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/ef6d79ec8931b04f21a7cdbea215e01e.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Growth Stalls, It Is Rarely a Sales Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I see the same pattern in most stalled growth situations.Revenue plateaus. Leadership blames pipeline volume. The board asks for more activity. Sales ...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/when-growth-stalls-it-is-rarely-a-sales-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace7117</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/c1a01900dc208bdcaaee412cebd5cc4b.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Leadership Problems Are Decision Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a team stalls, the default response is operational. Add metrics. Refine dashboards. Restructure. Launch something new.The assumption: execution n...]]></description><link>https://www.truenorthstrategicadvisory.com/post/most-leadership-problems-are-decision-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a085ea347fa29fe8ace711d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:03:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://api.pressmaster.ai/uploads/2026-02/13d269fe25730ce9faef9d5d2cadb761.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Cote</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>