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Looking below the surface of leadership, strategy and culture.
I love creating a fresh perspective on topics that are complex, even misunderstood, in a way that leaders can then use in their day job. I write about strategy, innovation, leadership, culture and personal development. I’ve worked with some wonderful co-authors such as Julian Birkinshaw, Dan Cable, Ron Carucci, Dorie Clark, Gena Cox, Art Kleiner, and Chris Rangen.
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Practising strategy in an uncertain world
A modern strategy that works will require leaders to learn new skills and apply new tools. Here’s a primer for a refreshed approach.
How to be a visionary leader and still have a personal life
The demands of an executive role can wreak havoc on the self and on personal relationships. Without thoughtful planning, leaders can experience both physical and mental-health issues as a result of their work, and their relationships with loved ones can deteriorate. While there’s no easy way to make everyone happy all the time, leaders who think carefully about their goals, discuss them openly with their loved ones, invest in their own resilience, and check in with themselves and others regularly can help prevent the collateral damage that’s all too common at the top of the org chart.
Five strategies for reinventing your career in uncertain times
Uncertainty can make us cling to the familiar — but it’s also an opportunity to expand our mindsets and explore new avenues for growth. Based on their experience as consultants and leadership coaches, the authors offer five strategies to help anyone reinvent their career: First, explore a range of options, including the unthinkable. Second, imagine your best possible future. Third, build up your capabilities. Fourth, start small. Finally, be ruthless about what you need to leave behind. Ultimately, there are no easy answers, but with these strategies, you’ll have the tools you need to deal with whatever the future may bring.
Best business books 2020: Strategy
Strategy with a purpose.
Delivering on your promises
In The Ends Game, professors Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg explain how companies can help their customers meet goals by rewriting the rules of commerce.
Five paradoxes of strategic change
Leaders have to play a number of paradoxical roles in the strategic process. Inclusive one moment, directive another. Look at the big picture in one setting, and in the ‘weeds’ of the business in another. Here are five paradoxical roles strategic leaders have to play.
The clear Sky strategy
Jeremy Darroch, the former CEO of global television company Sky, believes consistent renewal and reinvention is the key to relevance in the age of streaming.
Creating the right kind of urgency to bring about change
Most CEOs think improving products or creating a burning platform will ensure success in the face of disruption. But these actions are not enough.
How to help a colleague who’s been laid off
It’s natural to feel uncomfortable if you’ve kept your job while your colleagues have lost theirs. You want to be helpful, and to steer clear of rubbing salt in their wounds or saying the wrong thing. The authors offer three recommendations for how to make a positive difference: 1) Get clear on their aspirations; 2) Be specific about the help you can offer; and 3) Follow their lead on how to relate.