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...
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...
So here’s something you need to know about people. You can have all the facts. You can point to figures, details, and data. You can try really, really hard to help. You can spend an awful lot of time explaining how this is a no brainer. And yet somehow, for some...
My name is Kursten and I have a confession to make… Once upon a time I was a very, very, very, busy corporate citizen. My day would start with a meeting, followed by a meeting, followed by a meeting. Followed by some fire fighting, followed by a meeting. By 10AM I was...
