January 24, 2022

Simple or Complex – It’s the difference between success & failure

A few decades ago the message was KISS – ‘Keep it simple stupid!’ Today, it is the opposite – ‘Embrace Complexity!’ There is no doubt that […]
October 13, 2021

Project Cynics: A Powerful Force in De-risking Your Initiative

There can be a lot of cynicism regarding strategic initiatives and critical projects. Once we saw this as something negative… preferring to engage with those who dreamed big and saw few obstacles. How our views have changed! Today, we value the corporate cynic, seeing cynicism as a potentially powerful input to the process of de risking strategic initiatives. 
March 14, 2020

Strategic Priorities: Got a dedicated team?

Of course, the people working on your strategic priorities are dedicated. They are highly capable too. The real issue is how will they juggle yet another project or committee.