The Google Machine is in charge (Darn!)
Don’t fall in love with your idea — unless you have the data.
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Ready for the future?
Are you ready for things that are already on the horizon?
Why we don’t learn from history
Past + Present >>> Future As we prepare to launch our new course, Intercepting the Future, we’ve been digging into some of the tools and techniques that are needed for the foundational skills of learning from the past and responding to the present. And, in doing so, we keep running into a very uncomfortable reality – in…
Assumptions – the high blood pressure of strategy?
Assumptions are as dangerous as high blood pressure
Want Success? Assume failure.
Don’t ignore failure when you plan for success.
Ask why, not who
Inflation is out of control! Who should we blame? When something goes wrong, we want to find someone to blame. It seems to be human nature and it’s turned into an art form for our Congress. It’s easier than figuring out why something went wrong. And sometimes the answer is so complicated that we find…
Lifecycles are Destiny
When you consider your business, your career, and even your life — lifecycles are destiny. Some questions to be addressed are simple, but not always easy to answer. But first, some stories to consider. Companies either follow the curve or drop from sight. Montgomery Ward and American Motors are gone. Amazon seems to be maturing,…
Why? The unanswered question.
Intercept the Future Many senior leaders spend serious time developing strategies and plans for their organizations. Sometimes they immerse themselves in a “strategic retreat.” Sometimes they bring in hotshot consulting firms to help them. Sometimes they “burn the midnight oil.” And sometimes, unfortunately, they see what’s working in an allied industry and simply copy (“benchmark”)…
Seeing the Future in the Past
Anticipate the future by understanding the past
