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...
Regular readers may have noticed my thing for Seth Godin – a very clever writer and thinker on all things marketing, he’s my regular go-to guy. It’s been a few weeks since I last mentioned him… he’s been a little off my radar. And then just last week he sent a...
In the last week I’ve been hooked on a fantastic new book – Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World. Demonstrating the impact technology is having on change (and how technology-driven change can only continue to increase) the book has really...
A common challenge for many businesses I’ve been a part of in the last decade has been negotiating the phenomenal rise of mobile. For better or worse, we are all now glued to our smartphones – a recent Gallup survey showed 72% of smartphone users check their phones at...
