Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D.

Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D.

Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D., CAE, is the Founder and Principal of Alexander Joseph Associates, a privately held consultancy specializing in executive business advisory services with clients throughout the graphic communications industry.

Joe spent 30 years with NAPL, including 11 years as President and CEO. He is an adjunct professor at NYU teaching graduate courses in Executive Leadership; Financial Management and Analysis; Finance for Marketing Decisions; and Leadership: The C Suite Perspective. He may be reached at Joe@ajstrategy.com. Phone or text: (201) 394-8160.

Planning for Strategic Growth

Strategic growth begins with intention. By focusing on your most valuable customers, you lay the groundwork for sustainable growth.

Back to Basics

When business hits a wall, a return to the basics may be in order. Here are some tips on how to rebuild a high-performing culture.

Four Stages of Organizational Growth

Every business moves through distinct stages of organizational growth. Understanding these stages is essential to fueling success.

The Quest for Culture Improvement

Culture may eat strategy for breakfast, but without both, organizations will starve. Here’s how to align them so both can thrive.

Why Culture Still Matters

When individual ambition overshadows collective goals, teams feel the strain. Joseph Truncale shares how to restore the culture.

The Power of Face to Face: Part 2

The value of meeting customers in person resonated so strongly that Joseph Truncale continues the conversation this week with part two.

The Power of Face to Face

In an age of digital shortcuts, nothing replaces the power of showing up in person. Here’s why it matters more than ever.

CEOs Need to Adapt and Grow

For CEOs of growing companies, evolving as a leader to manage change can require deep self-awareness. Luckily, there are tools to help.

An Outside-In View

Utilizing an “outside-in” strategy can help organizations gain clarity when looking to rebrand.

Strategic Planning for Uncertain Times

Uncertainty is a constant in business, and making strategic planning an essential practice can help create a resilient organization.

Managing from Strength

Great managers unlock the potential of their team by leveraging their own strengths. Here are tools to help uncover those strengths.

The Red Zone: Focus and Finish

Many organizations see their initiatives stall in the Red Zone. The key to overcoming this lies in careful prioritization.

Five Key Planning Objectives: Part I

Strategic planning can be simplified by focusing on five objectives. Here, Joseph Truncale breaks down Strategic Revenue Growth.

Time and Effort or Unique Value?

Identifying customers’ unique needs, and providing a product that benefits those needs, will build lasting relationships.