I’ve been collecting questions in Moleskine notebooks for years. They fill the margins of my journals and populate random notes on my phone. Why? Because I’ve learned that the right question can unlock more value than a hundred answers.
Category Archives: Strategy
The Speed of the Leader is the Speed of the Team
We’ve all been there, trying to push a project forward and everything slows to a crawl. People stop following up, unanswered messages and emails pile up, deadlines are missed, and everyone seems stuck in reactive mode. It’s the opposite of progress.
How to Make Better Decisions: Lessons from Think Twice
Making better decisions is both an art and a science. In our fast-paced world, we often rely on gut instincts, but these snap judgments can lead to missed opportunities or unforeseen consequences. Drawing on insights from the book Think Twice by Michael J. Mauboussin, here are seven strategies to help you approach decision-making with greater clarity and confidence.
How Do You Spot A Market That Is Ripe For Disruption?
Most innovation is not necessarily disruptive; rather it’s mostly incremental, which makes disruption rare and it takes time. It’s also difficult to predict what will be disruptive in the future.
Don’t Obsess Over Competitors, Obsess Over Customers
Almost every business that is started copies the businesses it competes with. Everyone copies each other. It’s how it goes. They compete on business models and best practices. But, it doesn’t have to be this way.
How to Develop Situational Awareness And Sharpen Your Strategic Thinking
Most business leaders operate with a very limited view of what’s happening in the world beyond what they know, much less how it impacts their business. It’s one of the reasons why most businesses react to change rather than exploit it. What I’m talking about is having situational awareness and good business acumen.
Being First Doesn’t Matter, Being Better Does
Innovation is messy. There’s nothing predictable about it. I’ve been too early three times in my time as an entrepreneur. Either the market wasn’t ready, the technology needed to evolve more, or the market didn’t exist. Underpinning all three scenarios was timing. When I had my affective computing startup, Netek, I remember telling my team that we were too early and we might not make it because of it.