"Just as manual labour declined in the 20th century, so thinking labour is declining in the 21st century.” Leaders that aren't thinking or even aware of what drives them create very unpredictable [...]
THE OTHER WAY - RETAIL #ASOS and #OCADO are 2 organisations with great frictionless customer experience, but unaware of how their strategic mantra present an immediate business threat. If you are or [...]
Hi At a time when social media and tech are causing us to lose focus and vision this is what concerns our clients most: "their executives have no idea what drives them!" So, what drives their [...]
THE OTHER WAY 95% of VCs return below a 3X return: so don’t make money. So maybe a good time to challenge the VC model y?/n? So if you are or know [...]
There isn't much in the WeWork strategy that makes sense, let alone any financial sense, except creating a desperate structure for banks/founders to make money doing pointless IPOs, make loans, pay rent [...]
Here are the FIVE key reasons why fundraising fails. 1. The principals in the deal do not commit any cash to the deal. ‘Sweat equity’, ‘long term service’ and ‘salary sacrifice’ - [...]
Financial markets cant cope with uncertainty leads to anxiety https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/17/markets-are-braced-for-a-global-downturn?fsrc=scn/li/te/bl/ed/marketsarebracedforaglobaldownturntheworldeconomy
This is the perspective of a great turnaround specialist: provide opportunities and support then watch who thrives. Immediate results https://www.linkedin.com/posts/businesstransformation1_zappshelter-familybusiness-video-activity-6566622597977554944-KaY6
Gene Kranz's Dictum. Can you see how this well-intentioned statement would send risk though the roof?
https://vimeo.com/350083332 What are you doing to invest in your thinking? Uncertainty, speed, tech and fear of missing out substantially distort our thinking and substantially misalign decision making from our strategies. Your [...]
