PinnedHow to Succeed at Opportunity DiscoveryOpportunity discovery is the practice of figuring out where a business can find new growth. It’s the phase that comes before customer discovery and before product idea. (You can actually start with either of those, but one should take a big step backward to learn more about the actual opportunity.) …Opportunity7 min readOpportunity7 min read
PinnedHow to Explore in the CoreDividing your company into execution mode vs exploration mode, as recommended by the multi-named mythology of “ambidextrous organizations,” “dual operating systems,” or “dual innovation,” will prevent you from competing efficiently in the digital age. These are academic principles perpetuated by people who spend a lot of time in ivory towers. …Digital Transformation4 min readDigital Transformation4 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedIs Disruption the New Normal?Obviously, Covid-19 has brought massive uncertainty to businesses. From managing remote workers, to internal communications dominated by video platforms, to the devastation of small business buyers and consumer budgets, the ‘new normal’ would have been barely recognizable at the beginning of 2020. Make no mistake, the pandemic disrupted business. But…Disruptionproof3 min readDisruptionproof3 min read
Pinned5 Steps to Find $10s of Millions in Impact and Save Your Innovation Budget from RecessionAccording to the Duke University/CFO Business Outlook survey, the longest-running and among the most respected research of financial executives, nearly half of the CFOs surveyed believe that the United States will enter a recession by the end of 2019, and 82% expect that a recession will happen by the end…Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read
Jan 18Re-Think Your Next Re-OrgNote to reader: If you’d like to ingest this information in an audio format please click here. When was the last time you went through a company re-org? Re-orgs seem to be happening more and more regularly, especially with large organizations, and the excuses for them are often tenuous. Within…Management4 min readManagement4 min read
Dec 16, 2022Creating effective KPI’s for 2023Note to reader: If you prefer to digest this information in an audio format please click here We’re coming to the end of 2022 and ’tis the season to evaluate 2022’s performance and plan for 2023 targets. Despite ongoing challenges in the economic and business environment, I’ve heard from many…Agile Methodology5 min readAgile Methodology5 min read
Oct 12, 2022How to deal with uncertaintyIt’s cliche when people say, “Entrepreneurs are the risk-takers.” To the contrary, entrepreneurs actually seek to avoid risk. They are risk mitigators. They seek to reduce the uncertainty in a new venture. Those who do not reduce uncertainty are the risk takers. This is what happens in established companies. …Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Oct 12, 2022How to Properly Engage with Customers to Receive Meaningful InsightsOne of the most under-appreciated aspects of the global economy’s Digital Transformation may be surprising at first blush: Customers have a lot more power now. While lax antitrust enforcement and the erosion of consumer protections might suggest otherwise, generally, consumers’ needs, desires, and whims are addressed in a multitude of…Management And Leadership4 min readManagement And Leadership4 min read
Aug 18, 2022Scaling Agile Through Cascading MissionsI had a conversation recently with a few industry professionals who were expressing concerns about the idea of scaling agile. Their objection was that not everybody can be agile nor needs to be. Their primary argument was that most people’s jobs are well-defined in terms of what needs to…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Aug 5, 2022What it means to become a RAD organizationThe goal of the book Disruption Proof is to help leaders and founders of companies to create what I call RAD companies, which stands for being resilient, aware, and dynamic. RAD requires new behaviors and skills for all, while also establishing new systems, processes, and structure to deal with an…Management3 min readManagement3 min read
