All you Need is Love – Values that Work
I challenge you to play a game of buzzword bingo with me. Take out a pen and paper and write down the first ten positively…
Great Teams Create Great Strategy. But Most Teams aren’t Teams.
Think about strategy conversations as a seed. And think about your team environment as soil. If the seed falls on toxic or infertile soil, and…
Operational Scalability: How To Set Up Systems, Procedures, And People To Prepare A Business To Scale
This is an excerpt from an interview with Alex Brueckmann that was first published by Authority Magazine – read the full interview here. In order…
What Wayne Gretzky Teaches Executives About Strategy
Wayne Gretzky, often hailed as the greatest hockey player of all time, holds a legacy that transcends the rink. Beyond his exceptional skills on the…
Eliminating “Let’s Agree to Disagree”: Fostering Constructive Dialogue for Effective Strategy
Strategic decision-making is a crucial aspect that determines the success or failure of organizations. In executive meetings and boardrooms, diverse perspectives often collide. Sometimes they…
Designing a Business Strategy – Between Foresight and Signalling
A business strategy typically addresses a mid-term time horizon of three to five years. Businesses should also explore what lies before and beyond this timeframe. To…
From $1mn to $100mn: The Top 5 Barriers That High-Growth Companies Need to Overcome
Scaling a high-growth startup from $1million to a lofty 100 million is a monumental achievement. The path to such exponential growth is riddled with numerous…
Busting Business Myths: Four Misconceptions That You Should Let Go
Business myths are often perpetuated and become widely accepted as truth, despite being far from accurate. Let’s debunk four common myths: that work-life balance as…
Let’s Take the Heat out of WFH
OpenAI CEO Altman calls work-from-home an “experiment” that was a “mistake”. Well, the conversation about WFH has become increasingly contentious. More and more corporate leaders…
What So Many Get Wrong About Business Strategy – And How To Fix It
Business strategy is a widely misunderstood concept – which is terrifying given that it is also one of the most important aspects of any successful…
Boost Your Chances for Success: The Benefits of Establishing a Strategy and Enterprise PMO
A few reasons stand out when we analyze why organizations fail to design and implement business strategy, from unaligned leadership to management systems that don’t…
Unlocking the Power of Performance-Based Pay: 5 Factors to Improve Effectiveness and Avoid Negative Consequences
Performance-based pay is a common practice in many organizations, large and small, aimed at incentivizing employees to perform at their best. However, it can have…