The Benefits Of Providing Structured Comments On Creative Work a la P&G
Commenting on creative work is like commenting on someone’s baby. You need to be ready for the baby’s parents to by...
The Power Of Indirect Influence, Criteria, Frameworks, and Agendas
One of the most important parts of any trial is the judge’s instructions to the jury. Through those, a judge will...
What To Do When Good Enough Is Not Good Enough
Sometimes good enough is, indeed, good enough. But there are sometimes when you just can’t settle or compromise. The...
How To Master Your Craft Like Composer John Williams
Even if you’ve never heard of John Williams, he has made your life better. His music is an integral part of movies...
How to Help People That Don’t Want Help
You can’t.
When To Test, Iterate, Pilot, Launch, And Roll-Out New Initiatives
Test to learn. Iterate to improve. Pilot to teach. Launch to commit. Roll-out to manage resources over time. At one...
The Different Tools Required To Tell, Sell, Test, Consult, Co-Create
Not all tools work on all problems. Years ago, Bryan Smith laid out a tell-sell-test-consult-co-create framework. It’s...
The Difference Between Cultural, Strategic, Operational, Tactical, And Crisis Leadership
Leadership is about inspiring, enabling and empowering others to do their absolute best together to realize a...
How High Concepts Can Guide Culture, Strategy, And Tactics
Cultural, strategic, and tactical leadership nest. The most effective CEOs leverage simple statements of who the...
The Case For Using More And More Complete Investment Cases
Investment cases include far more than just an analysis of return on investment. At best, they are fully-fleshed out...
Think And Lead Outside-in To Counter Groupthink And Insular Cultures
Insular cultures produce groupthink, don’t evolve as fast as others, and thus pose an existential threat to...
Leveraging AI Across The Seven Stages Of Executive Onboarding
40% of new leaders get fired, forced out, or quit within their first 18 months because they fail to fit, deliver, or...
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