One thing we’ve learned from Covid is that big companies are still run by flesh-and-blood human beings, not artificially intelligent data-crunchers. Despite frequent warnings about potential pandemics, most companies and CEOs did little to actually prepare for the...
In business, team players go unrecognized much of the time, yet they are the secret weapon that makes the difference between great players and great teams. You can often identify them by the questions they ask, instead of the questions they answer. They are constantly...
An excerpt from the Fast Company article "3 unexpected benefits to shifting your mindset about time" by Dorie Clark: A longer time frame lets you accomplish more meaningful goals My friend Jonathan Brill, an innovation expert who’s the author of the...
Jonathan discusses his book Rogue Waves in a virtual Friday Fireside Chat with Rita McGrath. https://youtu.be/BX0H_s3tTpo
Amazing Conversation about the future of economics, industrial and security policy with #1 Innovation Podcaster, Jess Larsen. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MVEhpScTpDFeJNEwMHpX4?si=qgaYPOLmSH6f6GXJI3eq0Q...
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Nearly all business risks can be sorted into one of four categories: financial, operational, external, and strategic. Typically, senior managers are tasked with looking out for financial, external, and strategic risks — with good reason. Over a 20-year period, these...
We tend to think that what happens every decade, in fact, only happens every century, and, furthermore, that we know what’s going on. Nassim Taleb When I started writing the book Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change, I made a list...
As the world moves faster and becomes more connected, one leadership style is best for innovating.
Leaders often assume that rules of competition will stay the same, even though they know the future is a volatile place. This is true of mature companies with rigid approaches to planning, but it’s also true of nimble startups.
At the end of the day, nothing is more valuable than survival. If you invest in innovative companies, and you want to see outsized performance, you should consider whether that innovation creates resilience for you, your investment and its customers. In this guide, I’ll show you how to identify innovations that will extract value, no matter what the future brings.
Leaders must project confidence. Their teams look to them for vision and stability, especially in volatile times like these. But confidence without a thorough understanding of what’s to come has another name: hubris. You don’t want to have the confidence of the...
Reposted from Forbes With all the time that companies invest in strategic planning, it’s surprising how little true strategy emerges. We see financial plans and near-term tactics, but few firms position themselves more than one or two chess moves ahead. Then...