Thoughts on Execution

GPS Has Made your Leadership Team Worse

Leading and managing isn't GPS. Yet I'm seeing more people going into leadership roles with an expectation that there's a definitive roadmap for every leadership question or dilemma.

Coming back to perfection

We're not imperfect because things have gone ropey for a while. That's what it is to do a project. That's what it is to run a business. That's what it…
BoP #010 Strategy beyond the PowerPoint animation

BoP #010 Strategy beyond the PowerPoint animation

Strategies are important. But we sometimes get so seduced by creating them that we forget that they only have value when they're executed. Here's a lightening tour.

Your team wants you to be nice. That’s a problem.

There's a huge disconnect between your team's desire for you to be nice, and your need to be kind. We need to close that gap if our team is to…
BoP #009 Why strategy rarely gets done, and what to do about it

BoP #009 Why strategy rarely gets done, and what to do about it

Early on in most company’s lives, the key thrust is the hustle. And rightly so. Finding clients, especially if you’re a cash flow business such as consulting, but even after…
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