Brave New Leaders

In the fast-paced business world, “think more strategically” is a repeated mantra yet seldom explained. This phrase, echoing through the…

In an era where markets are saturated and competition is just a click away, businesses and professionals are constantly in search of that…

A Strategy for Innovation and Differentiation

Have you thought about what you would really like to achieve with your business?

If you’re here, I take it you’re interested in becoming a smarter strategic leader, able to develop better strategies, deliver growth and…

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There’s a lot of confusion around what tactics are (just like what strategy is, as you know by now;-)).

Is it working as expected?

This one is borrowed from Prof. Dr. Jürgen Weigand and Christian Underwood, authors of “Hope is Not a Strategy.” Enjoy…

Going into 2024, do you have a strategy?

Do you ever feel like strategy work is too messy, too complicated, or too wasteful?

A leader told me the other day, „We will not do anything before we‘ve got a business case.“

Talk to any senior leader or employee and they will complain about their organization having too many strategic initiatives, too many…

Ever since I read Gary Hamel’s “The Future of Management” 15 years ago, I’ve been fascinated with reinventing how we organize, work, manage…

When people ask me about what I do, I tell them that I help with strategy, innovation, transformation, and leadership. More often than not…

During “normal” times, everybody wants to be innovative. According to various studies, at least 75% of organizations will say that…

For a lot of organizations, the Future of Work discussion seems to have stalled at the issue of working from home or in the office.

One of the principles of transforming towards new ways of working I laid out earlier is to “Entice over Enforce.”

Allow me to rant…just a little…this week.

For the past several months, I’ve been speaking to Future of Work leaders around the globe.

Last week Microsoft published its new Future of Work report. As it’s 100+ pages, I thought I’d give you the highlights. Use these as…

The short answer: No.

In the early 2000s, Cali Ressler & Jody Thompson were developing new HR guidelines at Best Buy, the electronics retailer, when they…

Even before the era of coronavirus, organizations were starting to evolve their business models to enable more agile and flexible ways of…

Have you come across teams and organizations that fell short of their potential for delivering results?

If teams manage themselves, what does that mean for managers and leaders?

Three approaches to exploring new ways of working