Monthly Archives: December 2008

GBCFDT?

In these uncertain times, it is important to re-evaluate the health of our businesses. My favourite tool for doing so is to ask a simple, yet profound, question:
What’s the Good Business Case For Doing This?
I find SME’s and Large Corporates alike struggle to consistently align all actions with a good business case(GBC). If there is [...]

Shrink at your Own Peril!

Tom Peters wrote “The Circle of Innovation – You Can’t Shrink Your Way to Greatness” nearly 11 years ago, yet its message is as relevant today.
Innovation is the only perennial strategy of success. Full-stop. (That’s “period” to my American clients). If we don’t innovate, we lose ground to those who do, or lose our market [...]

Recession Schmession

I need to agree with Ivan Misner, writing in Entrepreneur magazine, who said,” I refuse to participate in a Recession, now more than ever.”
I am not advocating delusional denial of reality, but avoidance of fear, panic and self-fulfilling prophecies. The first two concepts are abundantly clear – and seem to fill our airwaves constantly.
Self-fulfilling prophecy [...]