Here’s why you struggle to make big moves
I think most of us here probably understand this simple idea: The main difference between the people who achieve extraordinary things, and the rest of
I think most of us here probably understand this simple idea: The main difference between the people who achieve extraordinary things, and the rest of
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of my writing focuses on the importance of communication in strategy. Or, more specifically, making your case. Standing in
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: You don’t actually need your strategy to be particularly good. Yes, we’d all love to
As with so many things, the issue with strategy is not so much the information out there – it’s the presentation. There is no grand
I’ve often felt that you can boil strategy down to an attempt to simply be as honest as possible. About your business. About yourself. About
Is “strategy” the shittest word in business? No! Although it is indeed misunderstood, and although it’s used to cloak all manner or useless jargony guff,
To be frank with you, I don’t really say anything new in these “news”letters. New to you possibly, but not new to the world at
OK, here’s an obvious thing that you should have picked up in my writing by now: Leverage comes from doing things differently. Basic right? And
In my consulting work with clients, I have two practices which I’ve come to realise are very unusual: I favour long meetings (2+ hours) over
People often say that strategy is both “art and science”. I do agree, but I think there’s a better way of putting it: Strategy is
As you can imagine, I get a lot of people sending me strategies for feedback. And thanks to the fact that most of them have
When you’re developing a strategy for your business, you know who the most helpful person is? It’s not your co-founder. It’s not your head of
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