Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that I often make a distinction between training and mindset work. Maybe because of that I’m often asked if mindset training is possible. So today, I’d like to make mindset training...
Reading time: about 3 minutes The problem with operationalizing strategic thinking is a simple one. You can’t teach someone to think strategically. If that sounds doubtful to you, if you’ve seen the plethora of courses on strategy and feel it’s all about taking the right course,...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. It’s a phenomena I come across often in the consulting I do: a senior team is working through a challenge and though everyone is smart and knowledgeable conversations get off track, they meander into the weeds, and the energy in the...
Reading time: about 3 minutes Last week we talked about mindset; what it means and why it’s so popular right now. This week I’d like to think about how we can operationalize a shift in mindset. But before we get to that let’s talk about a possible...
Reading Time: 2 Minutes. According to Plato, one of the many phrases of wisdom that Socrates gave us is this one: the unexamined life is not worth living. I didn’t know Socrates, but I’m guessing if that sounds harsh it was meant to. Socrates, after all was...
Leadership is vital for the success of any business. Leadership teams, after all, don’t just set a vision; it’s their actions that drive a business forward. I doubt many would disagree with that. But there’s a flaw in that second sentence and it’s this: a leadership...
This weekend I watched a documentary about the death of traditional advertising. The message of The Naked Brand is simple. Consumers are too smart, too connected and too suspicious for traditional ads to work any longer. Gone are the days when you can lie to an unsuspecting...