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...
Where’s the cash? Well done – if you’re back again this week your idea has passed the “customer problem” test! You’re half way there… So you have a customer problem and a likely solution. Now you need to see if it’s got commercial legs. Here are this week’s...
It looks like the power companies are active in the market at the moment. I have just had a couple of interesting calls with them. Same industry, different company and very different approaches…. Deal One: How many times have you had this call? “Hello sir… have I...
