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Simplicity trumps Complexity when it comes to making things happen

Our contemporary business landscape is has increasingly swift transformations and growing complexity, driven by factors such as rapid technological progress, globalization, evolving consumer preferences, and a volatile competitive climate. Businesses and individuals must comprehend and make decisions amid a vast interconnected network of variables, often with incomplete information and under the pressure of stringent deadlines. Modern business is complex. Within this demanding environment, the potency of simplicity, especially as encapsulated in mental models, should be strikingly evident.… Read more

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What leaders get wrong about STRATEGY

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, developing a successful strategy is more critical than ever. But with so much uncertainty and rapid change, it can be challenging to know where to start. A recent McKinsey Quarterly article provides an overview of the current challenges facing companies when developing and implementing a successful strategy.

One valuable takeaway from the article is the importance of developing a clear and differentiated strategy.… Read more

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Failing intelligently GM9

This is the ninth and last post I’ll make for the new General Manager… it talks about failure, how it’s inevitable if you are to learn and grow and how you can also be a become better at more intelligent when approaching failure.

Failure is an inevitable part of life, especially in the realm of leadership. New leaders must embrace the idea of failing in order to succeed.… Read more

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Learning and Practicing time is essential GM8

As I write this I have concluded a week engaging and facilitating learning with senior executives, typically newly promoted to lead large teams. Their number one challenge is finding the time to learn, and while with me focusing on learning rather than on the urgent issues that crop up. They are all intelligent and conscientious leaders but they feel they have so little time they must be doing, rather than thinking and learning.… Read more

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REVISITED; Laddering up with the Partnership ladder

Partnering is tough; in 2020 i highlighted this in a post about partnering

I’ve seen firsthand how partnerships can create significant value for organizations, in fact most of my business life was in managing joint-ventures and partnerships, and my own organisation was a partnership. In revising this post, I have added a section on why i see trust being the essential glue in Asian partnerships and why contractual relationships tend to fail,

Partnering in business is a crucial strategy organizations can use to create value for themselves (and their business partners).… Read more