Anyone who’s spent time in London will have fond memories of lazy Sundays spent in the pub, slowly working your way through your favourite paper. Call me odd, but my favourite London memory came regular as clockwork two days earlier – Friday was the day The...
We’re taking a slightly different tack this week – I want to get you guys thinking about strategy for your businesses and to offer help in this process for anyone needing it. Let’s get to it… Number one of the five strategy rules we looked at last...
Almost a year ago in this blog, I reviewed Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs. As a legendary CEO (of Intel), and all-round godfather of Silicon Valley, I found Andy Grove’s thoughts on strategy provocative and promised...
Last week we spoke about engaging stakeholders, and achieving buy-in from decision makers. While the advice around pressing for a decision remains true, it’s easy to overlook what may be the toughest part of the process – the actual presentation. Everyone has...
Here’s a short checklist of smart, foolproof ways to mitigate uncertainty at your next big business case presentation. 1, Do the hard work and prep all possible outcomes in advance. 2, Tick off all your stakeholders well before the presentation. 3, Walk through every...
A few months back I found myself sitting in the offices of one of the country’s market leading companies, surrounded by clever people, in a proposition development meeting featuring a potentially ground-breaking product. There was a problem. All our decision...
