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Lifecycles are Destiny

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.

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”)…

Writing is Thinking (or is it?)

Writing is Thinking (or is it?)

“An act of writing is an act of thinking.” William Zinsser, Writing to Learn I’m a writer (in addition to a bunch of other things) and I was taken aback by a recent article in Atlantic Magazine, “The End of High School English.” The article, written by an English teacher, provides commentary about OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a “program…

Part 2 – Manage Stories, Not Data

Part 2 – Manage Stories, Not Data

Last week my friend, Brad Kolar, identified some mistakes leaders make regarding data and the stories they tell. He explained the mistake of “choosing the wrong story to tell.” This week he has explanations of two other mistakes. Not fully understanding the story Sometimes leaders know the story they want to manage but do not…

Manage Stories, Not Data (Part 1)

Manage Stories, Not Data (Part 1)

The current issue of MindPrep was written by my friend, Brad Kolar, from Avail Advisors. Brad’s contact information is at the end of the article. Your job as a leader is to manage stories. You manage stories about your people, your department or business’s performance, your customers, and your products and services. You may use…

Creative Destruction 2022

Creative Destruction 2022

I’m in the process of developing our new Strategic Mindset Series for 2023 and it suddenly hit me that we’re in the midst of a fascinating period of creative destruction. Remember, the global economy evolves in an amoral fashion – neither good nor bad, it just evolves. The punchline behind creative destruction is that you…

Intercept the Future? Some Challenges

Intercept the Future? Some Challenges

First, two questions. Can you predict the future? No. Can you anticipate the future? Yes. And, with some work and luck, you might be able to intercept it. So, the first challenge of intercepting the future is that of accepting these questions and their answers. If you think you can predict the future, you’re simply wrong….

Intercepting the Future

Intercepting the Future

I’m in the process of creating a new course series and one of the parts is “Intercepting the Future.” So, I’ve been thinking about what I might see at the ten-year horizon. Here are a few things that are on the edge of my mental radar screen. I thought I’d share them with you. I…

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