If you’re a manager in a medium-sized organisation looking to chart a new direction, how do you do it without making things too complicated? You can follow a clear process of logical steps as described in the book ‘Strategie in … Read More
To keep the conversation going during lockdowns, I increased my online posting frequency this year. Many people mention that they have seen my content when I speak to them, and that they like what they read. That’s always good to … Read More
How do you want to steer your business? By reacting to daily events, which risks firefighting, or by working towards your goals? The latter is the subject of my second (Dutch) book review at Managementboek.nl. The book ‘Navigeren op essentie … Read More
If you’re planning to launch a new product, service or business line, you probably want to test your ideas before launch. How would you go about doing that? I have expanded my love of business books into writing book reviews, … Read More
If company strategies risk sounding the same when written by people, what happens when they get written by AI? In this post I examine an AI-generated strategy statement for what it says about the abilities of AI and creating strategies. … Read More
Have you heard of the peanut butter strategy? That’s the one where a company spreads its resources thinly across lots of initiatives, so none of them have enough critical mass to make real progress. I’m not a fan of it. … Read More
Simon Sinek says, “Start with WHY”. I’m here to tell you, “Don’t stop at WHY”. What do I mean by that? Simon’s message is that when companies start by talking about WHAT, they are less persuasive than when they talk … Read More
What do you look for in a company’s strategy to decide if it is a good investment of your time or money? I promised to share my second-favourite test of a good strategy, so here it is: If there’s no … Read More
When you are updating your company strategy, how do you know if your new strategy is a good one? There are many tests for good strategy, and this is my favourite one: When a strategy is clear and purposeful, you … Read More
Have you got everything covered in your coronavirus business response plan? Here are the areas that need your attention and some questions to figure out what to do next. Let me know how this helps, and what other tools you … Read More