Thoughts on Strategy

The question is not “what will new normal look like?”

The question is not “what will new normal look like?”

We will get to a normal. What it looks like, how new or not it will be is open to debate. But in times like these, I always like to…
Goodbye Friedman, Hello 2021

Goodbye Friedman, Hello 2021

2021 will be a turning point for business. The rising swell we’ve seen for businesses to strengthen their social purpose, to build on values will become more mainstream. And if…

Most strategic decisions are harmful or irrelevant

Most strategic decisions made by leadership teams are at best irrelevant, and at worst harmful. And this is for one simple reason. They don’t get implemented. This is especially the…

New processes won’t replace old (bad)habits

Those of us with an entrepreneurial mind tend to be bling-hogs (guilty as charged). Our bling is new books, new systems, new processes, new products, latest recruit, newest client… One…
The redundant founder / CEO

The redundant founder / CEO

The majority of my work these days tends to be with companies that need support in scaling up. That may be because they’re on a rapid growth path, and need…

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