In these uncertain times, I am frequently asked “how is the economy affecting your business?” I answer that question by talking about how the economy is affecting my clients’ businesses and careers — and how they are choosing to respond to this current environment. Some people would say that an optimist sees the glass as…
Need a New Strategy Process? Eight Questions to Ask Changes in the business environment demand changes in how we make and execute strategy. Let’s examine just a few of the factors that impact our approach to strategy.
Do you dread planning? If you dread it, you are unlikely to do it. Here’s the problem – those who fail to plan, plan to fail. What to do? Start by changing your mindset. For many of us, we never learned how to plan. Our experiences of planning came on the job, often in a stifling corporate planning…
If you happen to have $1.5 Million in spare cash, you might consider picking up a Bugatti Veyron — the fastest production car every made (cool video here). Forbes Life profiles the Bugatti Veyron here – revealing a very powerful alignment between the Bugatti business model and their business processes. How do they do it? ……
Will Microsoft ever move Windows into an Open Source business model? In a recent Information Week article, Charles Babcock explores the possibilities. The real lesson here for business leaders is to consistently ask the question: What If?