Which comes first entrepreneurship or leadership or are they so intertwined that they come hand in hand? If I want to be successful in business do you focus on being more entrepreneurial or do you focus on developing my leadership skills?…
Finding Practical Innovation and Big Ideas
‘Innovation’, everyone believes its important and everyone wants it but few really understand where it comes from. Add to that the ‘next big idea’ that will launch your business into the stratosphere and you are in the territory that many…
Is Business Strategy Worthwhile?
A recent study conducted by A.T. Kearney on the State of Strategy Today is worth considering for its findings but also what it does not say. I am not sure that the study actually landed on a set of recommendations…
Keeping Ahead of the Game – Being Disruptive!
Deloitte in a recent article on Disruption talk about a new level playing field that they describe as VUCA: volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. They believe ‘companies face increasing demands from customers they’ve never served with needs they’ve never had…
Amazon & Bricks – Is This A Smart Move?
A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal ‘Amazon to Open First Brick-and-Mortar Site – The New York City Location to Handle Same-Day-Delivery Inventory, Product Returns’ raises some interesting questions. Is this a smart move or simply poor strategy and a…
