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It's that time of year for the release of the latest version of one of the most insightful annual studies; a study that really helps make sense of what we see happening around the world, and which should be part of any company's PESTLE consideration. Each year, the Edelman Trust Barometer surveys thousands of people across the globe (this...
Read MorePeter Drucker said: “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence—it is to act with yesterday’s logic”. Well, we are in a time of turbulence - as per normal - although this quote feels particularly poignant just now. We see so many companies trying to operate today with yesterday's logic. A lot of the cultural norms and...
Read MoreI wrote recently about how only 1% of companies had some form of strategic plan that they actively followed - and there were consequences to that; a similar situation exists for managing risk. I also recently wrote about using PESTLE for identifying opportunities and threats to the business; those threats could constitute external risk. Most...
Read More1605 As has been the case throughout history, whenever times get interesting - there is opportunity as well as threat; we need to be on the lookout for those opportunities so we can seize them, and we need to be prepared to mitigate any threats. Strategy is an ongoing process of achieving your goals using resources available to you while...
Read MoreHwæt! We Gar-Dena in gear-dagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon! What would his advice be for today's business leaders?
Read MoreDiscussion of mental models has featured in many of my blog posts - and that is because they are central to how we think, act, react, respond, interpret and understand what is going on in the world around us, and so ultimately how we solve problems, innovate, and move
Read MoreIt is often cited that 90% of businesses don't have any form of strategic plan, and 90% of those that do, don't actually follow it. That means that only one percent of businesses actually have some sort of strategic plan that guides the business. While these figures may be open to some debate, the general principle behind this is widely...
Read More8 Ways to make it 'More Real' Today’s customers don’t follow a predictable path through the funnel. Instead, they hop backwards and forwards between stages as they are influenced by a variety of factors such as overwhelming choice, emotional stress, and time and money constraints. And so, the actual customer journey is something far more...
Read MoreWe’ve all been there. Sitting in your familiar office, surrounded by the same walls, the same desk, the same view out of the window all while looking for some inspiration (maybe for the next blog), an idea, or solution to a problem. And the harder you concentrate and the more you stare at those familiar walls, book-cases, furniture, objects on...
Read MoreI seem to be surrounded by people who have some big decisions to make - some about their lives, some about their business - some early in their careers - and some later. To varying degrees, some of these people have a history of making hasty decisions that at times worked out well, and other times not - and some of these people struggle to make...
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