Strategic Horizons – a Question Set to help you Align Your Org

Here's a brief question set to help you think about strategic horizons. Useful in the board room, as a team - and as an individual. It should be fairly self-explanatory - once you work through these three steps: Start by reviewing the X and then the Y axis. Then move on to Page 2 for … Continue reading Strategic Horizons – a Question Set to help you Align Your Org

‘Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing’

... so said Oscar Wilde ... and I'd add it to it that you can't get solid experience without engagement - and that was the topic I was asked to cover at this morning's South Africa / UK Communicator's Breakfast, hosted by Lisa Wannell at the VMA Group HQ in London's leafy Bedford Square. Specifically, … Continue reading ‘Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing’

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#StartUpSeason – Business Plan Basics

Einstein is often quoted as having said... 'If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.' Well, what … Continue reading #StartUpSeason – Business Plan Basics

Alignment espresso: time away makes it easier to #ALIGN

Just getting back in the swing of things after a week attending a village wedding in Crete. Here's a brief alignment espresso - or in fact, as illustrated, a potent Greek Coffee. Those who know and love this method of preparation know that one should take one's time and not be distracted when drinking it: … Continue reading Alignment espresso: time away makes it easier to #ALIGN

First Things First: a weekly alignment espresso that’ll look after both you and your goals

Having closed out my time with the RSA (2010-13 notes here), I today found myself with my very first Monday morning of what is a new beginning. To help bring some structure to the office-less life, I created myself a small to-do list for future Mondays - and although it is rather personal, I thought … Continue reading First Things First: a weekly alignment espresso that’ll look after both you and your goals