Integrity is the third most popular Corporate Value. Why? Perhaps Owners & Corporate Boards are concerned about fraud and honesty. Fair enough. It’d be a pity if that’s where it stopped. If honesty in external dealings, or obeying the law are the only focus then a really important point is…
20. Where the hell are we ?
I have a simple rule when following my GPS in unfamiliar places: follow the GPS. It might take you down a strange narrow street, but it will get you where you want to go… A good Strategy will take you to unfamiliar places. A good strategy also makes it very…
14. Are you close enough?
A Fox tried to reach some delicious looking grapes, only to decide when he couldn’t reach them, that they must be sour. The moral of this ancient story is that it is natural for us to dislike or scorn something that is not within our reach. The leadership lesson is…
10. What you see is what you get.
Napoleon Bonaparte, arguably one of the most successful military leaders in history, owed part of his success on the battlefield to his ability to choose a place to fight. When he could, he fought where he could see the whole battlefield, and then positioned himself so that he could see.…