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Date:
Thursday March 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm America/New York
Location:
On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84785522245?pwd=g0TMC4G4ta02h4SWeZsUmmULJhEBgD.1
Agenda:

This Thursday, March 12, 2026, 4:00PM to 5:00PM EDT I will be interviewing Dick Albu, President, Albu Consulting LLC

Dick will be sharing the core principles behind his recently released book:

Mastering Strategy Management: Turn Vision into Action to Drive Exceptional Results.

(Please know I read his book in anticipation of this Chat with Matt, and it is well worth getting. Ordering details appear below.)

Strategy Management is a discipline Dick refined over 3 decades leading Albu Consulting. If you are a financial executive facing margin pressure, organizational silos, or stalled growth, this conversation will offer a practical blueprint for turning strategic vision into measurable results.

Drawing on his experience working with private and family-owned businesses, Dick will explain why most strategic plans fail and what leaders must do differently to be successful.

His message is clear: Strategy without execution is useless; Execution without strategy is aimless.

Dick confronts a hard truth: most companies leave enormous value on the table because they fail to execute with discipline and accountability. He challenges leaders to move beyond superficial planning exercises toward a fully engaged planning and execution process that aligns people and priorities with conviction.

This conversation will not be theory; It will be a candid, experience-driven conversation for senior executives who want strategy management to become a core organizational competency.

If your organization struggles with unclear direction, poor alignment, or inconsistent follow-through, this podcast will equip you with the mindset, structure, and leadership behaviors needed to drive exceptional, sustainable performance. You will learn how to transform strategy from an annual event into a dynamic, continuous, and collaborative process that energizes your entire organization.

About Dick Albu’s Book:

Mastering Strategy Management is a collection of over 100 articles and book reviews touching on the art and discipline of strategy management. Rather than a textbook to read cover-to-cover, it is a common-sense and practical reference guide that financial executives can turn to when confronting real-world challenges. The book equips senior executives with the mindset, structure, and leadership behaviors needed to transform strategy into a dynamic, continuous, and collaborative process that drives exceptional performance.

Click below to order his book on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVWG1HC8?tag=admanager85-20

If there are issues you would like to Dick to address, he can be reached as follows:

Dick Albu
[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-albu/

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The Westport, Connecticut Chapter of The FENG was founded in 1991 and was our networking group's first chapter. Matt Bud, Peggy Bud and Paul Stuhlman serve as Co-Chairs.

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