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In the last two weeks we’ve looked at scary, wild, outrageous and threatening occurrences in the business environment and then categorised these using a TOWS analysis. The final step is selecting what to do.
Making a selection is fraught with risk, and doubt. The risk is illustrated by a 2019 CB Insights study of 311 Startups that showed that 42% of startups die because they work on products with no market need the opportunity lacked insight.… Read more
When I was younger, growth was easy to achieve. We had a number of tail winds that helped the economy grow as a matter of course. We didn’t need to do much, just stay in business and the economy grew around us.
Now… not so much.
The tail-winds which aided us in the past have turned into headwinds. How so?
Here are five critical reasons why productivity growth continues to be lacklustre despite all the benefits we reap every day from the digital revolution:
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A key skill relevant to leaders at all levels is the ability to positively influence people in such a way that others seek to follow you and act willingly —as opposed to complying with your orders because of the “authority” you hold from the organisation. We discussed this last week as we reviewed how we could influence more using stories, emption and benefit to convince people.… Read more
It’s called the celery test, and it was described (memorably, if poorly) by Simon Sinek.
The analogy is this ; you go to a dinner party and someone says to you, “You know what you need in your business? Oreo cookies. If you’re not implementing Oreo cookies in your business, I’m telling you, you’re leaving money on the table. The next person you meet tells you: “Rice milk.… Read more
One of the challenges I faced while in employment was that when I was starting a project, I was often not really sure what was likely to happen in completing the project. While I was able to describe what I hoped would be the outcome, I was unable to guarantee the results that were likely to be achieved.
I presume you are often in these positions, too.… Read more