I was an event last week and someone asked me: "What are the biggest challenges to growth and future success that your clients face?" I thought about it for a moment and realised that there are three of them. Two that everyone is aware of and one that hardly anyone thinks about. The first two … Continue reading What three things
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Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast – Or Does It?
I had a conversation recently with a fellow consultant in which we discussed that well-known business maxim “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. The rationale behind this phrase seems to be that if you have an outstanding company culture, you don’t need to have a strategy. Or conversely, you can have the best strategy in the … Continue reading Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast – Or Does It?
Inertia and momentum
Let’s talk about physics. OK please don’t stop reading, because this is one of the best life hacks I ever learned! Inertia and momentum are two powerful physical properties of matter. In very simple language, inertia is the force which must be overcome in order to start a body moving. Momentum, by contrast, is the force … Continue reading Inertia and momentum
What’s a hedgehog got to do with anything?
K.I.S.S. Not the Prince song, the acronym - Keep It Simple, Stupid. It’s blunt advice, but also very valuable. In many areas of life, the simple strategy is often the best one. In his landmark book Good to Great, Jim Collins and his team came across this same thing in all of the successful companies … Continue reading What’s a hedgehog got to do with anything?
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