Thoughts on Strategy

Cash or Values First?

Crises test our values. Often, the only solution we can see is between preserving our cash or preserving our values. Best solution BY FAR? Find a way for it not…

(Some) Political Leaders Accept it’s Time for a Rethink

A key reason I believe now is the time for business to face up to its social and environmental responsibilities, and to embrace purpose and values as core to its…

What doesn’t kill you …

…usually ends up debilitating you. OK, so as a mantra, it’s not as motivational as its more common cousin. But unfortunately, it is more accurate as far as most businesses…

The need for a structured response to crisis

The challenge when we go into a crisis is that we usually haven’t planned for it. Unless you’re a large corp or government (ahem – but let’s not talk about…

Plan for survival AND transition

There’s your business before Covid-19 (customers, team, marketplace, purpose). And there’s business after. How different those two worlds will be is anyone’s guess. Analysts will tell you it’ll be completely…

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