Make It Matter
“Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.” – Warren Buffett One of the things you’re supposed to do as a leader is think about ...
Don’t Just Talk About The Future
“Beginning in itself has no value. It is an end which makes beginning meaningful – we must end what we began.” – Amit Kalantri ...
Get Unstuck
“In times of turbulence, the greatest danger isn’t the turbulence – it’s to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker One of the things ...
The Starting Point
“Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision.” – John Naisbitt Last week in this space the conversation was around ...
Planning for Perfection
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight Eisenhower One of the things I’ve ...
Think it Through, Plan it Out
“The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise rather than being preceded by a period of worry and ...
You Can’t Do It All
“The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov I’m fortunate in my career to spend ...
Yes, You Should Be Talking About Strategy
“You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.” – Leon Trotsky It goes without saying that we live in ...
Let It Go
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm One of the more common reasons I hear from leaders for why ...
What’s Filling Your Day?
“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Most people who lead businesses are extremely gifted, great learners, willing to ...
