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Where AI Belongs in Strategy — and Where It Will Wreck YouIn the early 1980s, McKinsey told my employer at the time, AT&T, that the global market for…
The Productivity Trap No Election Can Fi There’s a number most government leaders would rather not think about. For Jamaica, it’s nine dollars. That’s…
Episode 35 - Your Strategic Stagnation Isn't a Framework Problem—It's a Story ProblemYou're in a strategy retreat. You see an opening to shift the…
Blue Oceans are far superior to Red Oceans. But how do you find them? Blue Ocean Strategy Has a Flaw Nobody Talks AboutThere is a book on the shelf of…
The harder you try to inspire your staff, the worse it getsYou have probably tried it. The offsite. The motivational speaker. The culture initiative.
And how I tackled the problem with Seth Godin's help The Moment I Realised My Story Library was Embarassingly SmallThere is a specific kind of…
There's more you can do with a different mindset Why Every Corporate Strategy in Your Industry Sounds the Same - and It's Not Your Team Fault An…
You Misssion-Driven Organisation Deserves Better, Non-Competitive ToolsPicture a familiar scene in a non-profit organization. A hotel conference room.
In these turbulent times we just don't have the lu ury of waiting to see how things turn out Ep 34 - How Do Leaders Make Decisions When There's No…
StratCinema - instructions on building your collection Hi, I just posted three 3-minute videos on YouTube. This isn't remarkable but as an HR…
The Strategy Handoff Crisis: Why Your Successor Can’t Think Like You DoCompanies obsess over documenting financial controls. They create detailed…
The new podcast episode is all about defining the core - a strategic hypothesis - of a corporate strategy Ep 33 From Laundrylist, Wishlist or…
Why Your 2050 Strategy Must Start Today: Lessons from a 15-Year FailureWill your organization survive the ne t 25 years? More importantly, are the…
Why Your MBA Doesn't Teach Strategy Thinking The YouTube Strategy School: Why Your MBA Didn’t Teach You Strategic ThinkingAnnie’s hands trembled as…
The 40-Year Strategy Behind a $35,000 Disney VacationWhen a woman spends $35,000 on ten days at Disney and won't show her face on camera, you're not…
Why Learning Strategy on YouTube is Nearly ImpossibleThis video called me out (and probably you too)I watched a video this week that made me…
This is how strategists refresh themselves according to this new idea What do Olympic Athletes Do When They're Not Competing?Professional athletes…
There's another approach emerging thanks to a new/ different philosophy, and YouTube Why grinding through strategy books keeps you stuckHere's the…
They don't get stuck. Refuse to. Beyond the Annual Planning Checklist: How Government E ecutives Reclaim Inspiring PurposeImagine you lead a…
A strategists guide to prioritization Your organization has 37 brilliant projects. You have bandwidth for maybe 5.Now what?This is the reality facing…