Thoughts on Execution

Good data isn’t a substitute for thinking

Good data isn’t a substitute for thinking

I love that we now have more data to use to assist decision-making. We can make decisions now with a stronger basis in evidence than whim, and that can only…

Don’t Command and Control – Direct and Adapt

The cultural brainwash that leadership is all about command and control runs deep. It remains the default behaviour in many companies, including small ones and ones built on intellectual output.…
Start with Why Sells

Start with Why Sells

The coaching industry is awash with pseudo-Sineks* telling you to Start With Why. The challenge is that most of them don’t tell you anything of substance beyond the Why. It’s…

All it takes to turn an idea into a business

At the BCS talk that I recently did on growing a business with profit and purpose, I asked the audience what it takes to turn an idea into a business.…

Newer isn’t always better – 1 of 4

We make running business a lot harder than it needs to be. One way is our addiction to the new when the answer is already under our noses. Here’s the…

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