4 Ways to Sustainability
The fight for sustainability is as brutal as the Black Friday rush for the chocolates. People are focused on the destination without thinking too much about the process. In doing [...]
Choices and Consequences
I was thinking the other day, as one does, that life can suck for some and not so much for others. Why is that? I was thinking to myself. This [...]
What is Strategy?
When I introduce myself as a Strategy Consultant, a lot of people seem to be unaware of firstly what a consultant does and mostly of what strategy is. Here is [...]
Innovation – New and Novel
People seem to be stuck on this innovation thing and I want to clear some things up. The concept of innovation does not require new or novel. Do not believe [...]
We have the Power to Change the Story
If your story is not going the way you want: Pause and change it. Easier said than done, but true. If we are watching a movie on Netflix and the [...]
Sustainability has everything to do with Companionship
If we use vegetable gardens as a metaphor for sustainability, we have a lot to learn from the humble food garden. If you have a small vegetable patch at home, [...]
Is it not time to bring in the Strategy Consultant?
Most business owners I have met have a big issue about asking for help: Yes, you too. Mostly the men, but some of the women Entrepreneurs seem to feel that [...]
Innovation Requires Better Water than Fish
For innovation to happen, it requires a healthy fish tank rather than excellent fish. I attended a talk last week by Dr Mark Kahn who suggested that the fish tank [...]
My way or the back door
I am a keen observer of human nature, often sitting on the fringes of a gathering watching everyone do their thing trying to find their place in the social hierarchy [...]
What is Sustainability?
The word Sustainability is one of those common buzzwords that is thrown around the business sector like chocolate cookies at Easter time. It is now included in most marketing campaigns, [...]
Getting Shit Done
I have two tattoos on my wrists: one says, ‘Let it go’ the other “Get it Done’. These are there mostly for me to remind me daily to let go [...]
A Focused Strategy is a Good Strategy
A good business strategy must include all aspects of your business ecosystem that coherently operate together as one towards a common goal. This statement sounds like it comes straight from [...]
