Do you speak Strategy?

Do you speak Strategy

The core reality when it comes to strategy is that many companies started doing business based on a great idea, then usually search fundings. If they succeed to get fundings which is already a great step, the team shows then outstanding passion, resilience, and perseverance to reach the next level. In these companies, small or … Read more

The ODIL Framework: Attaining Sustained Transformation

ODIL: A self-reinforcing process and a fractal analogy It is no secret that an inordinate number of improvement efforts either fail to deliver or enjoy a very short lifespan. Even more unnerving is the notion that while an implemented change is alive and well, it is not clear that a business benefit is being derived … Read more

The 10 Keys to Your Business Success

There are ten critical areas where your ability to think largely determines your business success. The greater clarity you have in each of these areas, the better decisions you will make and better results you will achieve. 1. Key Purpose What is the purpose of a business? Many people think that the purpose of a … Read more

Essence of innovation in supply chain management

I keep going back to innovation…and I am sure you’ll be wondering, WHY?? It is simply so, because if it wasn’t for innovation, we wouldn’t have progressed thus far,…..for innovation keeps coming back,…..each time in a new avatar, hence for me to talk about innovation is neither stale,…..nor a stale-mate,…..instead it’s a state we are … Read more

Leadership for Your Success

These basic competencies are considered vital for effective leadership: A leader must be able to look unflinchingly at the realities of the organisation and marketplace. To “interrogate reality,” a leader should ask: The leader’s vision must be both feasible and far-reaching. CEOs should build a vision by expanding their intellectual horizons. Get out of the … Read more

12 Golden Rules for Managing International Projects

Larry Traynor shares his experience of the complexities of managing international projects and recommends 12 golden rules for success My first international assignment was in Cologne, Germany, working for Ford, managing international projects. I had to learn German, and went through the “cultural shock” of moving to a foreign country: feeling isolated, misunderstood, and just … Read more

SOS – Companies in Jeopardy!

Companies cannot afford to waste time to achieve its strategic goals, such as correcting an existing problem, proceeding with a M&A or a project that impacts the whole company. When they delay their decision to hire a competent manager, many companies get into trouble, loose their competitive advantage or fall behind on their market. The … Read more

How trustworthy is your organisation?

It takes a lifetime to build and a moment to lose Trust is the fundamental currency of business. Without trust our economies cannot function. And yet many organisations, teams and individuals struggle with trust. They struggle to gain their customers trust; they fail to develop their employees trust. Without trust stakeholders become cynical, disillusioned and … Read more

Does Your Company Have a Winning Corporate Culture?

comporate culture

I’ve been reading Bill and Dave (subtitled: How Hewlett and Packard built the World’s Greatest Company) by Michael Malone. He’s a great writer, and it’s an important business story; I heartily recommend it. Being an ex-HPer, I have tremendous respect, bordering on reverence for the “HP Way”, which was the basis for the corporate culture … Read more