Plateaus are insidious. Because although they’re not a good place to be, there’s not so much pain that you rip off the plaster to do something different. There are some common patterns in most companies that hit The Plateau… … There’s always a good reason why doing things differently won’t work… … Or relentless explanations […]
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If you’re giggling every time you say your values, probably time for a rethink
Red Badger is one of the UK’s most successful digital transformation agencies. Founded by 3 friends coming out of Conchango, a successful previous generation agency, they decided they wanted to do things better. At the heart of that ambition was to do two simple things. First, deliver significant change and impact to clients, and second […]
Choose Greatness over Size
In Bo Burlingham’s magnificent book, Small Giants, he talks about a special type of company. A company that evokes a human connection. A company which, as per the subtitle of the book, chooses greatness over size. At the heart of these companies leaders have “deep emotional attachments to the business, to the people who worked […]
Bill Gates wanted to stuff it to IBM
As far as BHAGs go, Eliminating Global Healthcare Inequalities has got to be out there with the best. Though Alphalake being a British company, it’s a little more modest. “To work towards global health equality.” This is just the fourth part of a strong mission, which aside from being a key part of founder Olly […]
If you’re frustrated with your leadership team, the feeling’s probably mutual!
“It annoys me how often I need to tell my leadership team what to do. But if I don’t, they just won’t do the right thing.” (How to upset everyone in one fell swoop. But it needs saying, so here goes…) If you’re a CEO frustrated with your leadership team (LT), I’ll bet they’re also […]