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When’s your most productive time?

My most productive time – having Teh-C and planning the day before 8am.

I’m crafting a video introduction to an upcoming SMU-ExD Executive Development session on strategy… how can I impress on my Middle-manager participants how IMPORTANT strategy is to them, and how their job revolves about being a strategy carrier for the organisation. First in INQUIRY mode by providing senior management with real insights into what’s happening in the real world and the in ADVOCACY mode cogently engaging with front liners about how to use the strategy to create beneficial outcomes?… Read more

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Seven critical strategy questions for the Board of Directors

I’m occasionally asked during our SMU-SID Diploma in Directorship courses what should Boards of Directors focus on to assist Management consider strategy.

Here are seven questions that could be profitably used to focus discussion during a Board retreat or during a strategy meeting.

  1. How does the company plan to grow: through M&A, organically, or by driving new or existing products to new or existing markets? 
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Six simple rules to manage complexity

In a  TED talk by BCGs Yves Morieux suggested six simple rules to manage complexity and improve agility and effectiveness.

These rules are worth sharing. The world is getting increasingly complex. There are more demands from customers, shareholders and regulators. There is ever-increasing competition. The change is occurring faster and it is getting difficult to create value. Organisations typically respond by adding more rules, structures and scorecards.… Read more

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Why change your Change management?

We appear to be in a state of constant change- reacting to a changing economy, reacting to political change, reacting to environmental change… all these external factors mean we need to recalibrate our strategies and potentially change course.

How can executives better cope with change?

If you give your managers a complicated process to follow (especially one which takes time to figure out how to complete and is slow to implement) they will probably do the bare minimum they need to meet that process while cutting corners where they can.… Read more

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How to transition into a leadership role

Recent extensive research has revealed a disproportionate percentage of executives were unprepared to inspire and lead themselves and others to achieve higher levels of performance in an increasingly complex and demanding global marketplace. Powerful executives are those who consistently produce excellent results while maintaining personal energy and enhancing their relationships as well as the skill and commitment of those they lead.… Read more