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Whilst I don’t claim to be an expert on serious games and teaching business strategy, I often come across interesting ways in which games can be used to enhance learning. One such game is Settlers of Catan, (or Catan) which can teach players a lot about life and leadership while having a lot of fun.
Catan, is a board game that revolves around building settlements and amassing resources.… Read more
I’m a big fan of models; shortcuts that we can reference or leverage in various learning settings to address common business problems. They aren’t perfect but they are useful.
The best models have simple concepts yet are robust enough to apply in many different situations.
Perhaps unlike most executive development professionals I’m also a big fan of hands on activities and games to enable our participants to learn concepts.… Read more
After engaging with a chohort of enthusiastic participants (not pictured above) in our recent Strategies for Growth Seminar at SMU, I was reminded how important and how overlooked the simple SWOT analysis is. And was inspired by “Where the WILD things are” to reconsider how to go about strategic planning.
I believe SWOT the simplest and most powerful tool in your strategic pack.… Read more
Strategy professor Michael Porter said:
Porter, author of Competitive Strategy, is widely known in business circles and is thought of as the father of modern business strategy theory. His central thesis is that businesses can create and sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace by following one of two strategic choices: 1) cost leadership or 2) differentiation.… Read more