Are you now preparing for 2025 strategic planning? If so, then you should know about these to two surveys and the accompanying facilitators guide, which I believe are the best in the business for strategic planning and alignment. First, you
Most startups fail due to mistimed market entry. Market timing in business expansion isn’t just about being first—it’s about being right. And mastering this art can make or break your venture’s future. Here’s the insider playbook most entrepreneurs overlook: ✅
How familiar are you with Porter’s Five Forces? It’s an excellent model for analyzing your companies market position and strategy. It helps you understand: 📉 New Competitors: How easily can new players join your game? 📉 Supplier Power: Can your
This may be the most important speech of this decade. Tony Seba hammers home that we are now in simultaneous PHASE SHIFTS across five sectors of society: Food, Energy, Transport, AI, and Materials (specifically Precision Fermentation, which was a new
The Same Forces Impact Every System Summary Insight: The U.S. government isn’t failing because of partisanship. It’s failing because the system is out of alignment. This article maps how we got here—and where to focus if we want to fix
Gareth Dickens, ConvenientMD Chairman and CEO, and I did a masterclass on lifecycle strategy. Here’s the link to the working doc we used during the class. Thanks to Gareth and to all the participants. I hope you find these concepts
I don’t know who might need to hear this today, but as a founder, are you spending some time each day thinking like a business designer rather than a doer? Here are some significant differences between a doer and a
Summary Insight: Pirates and Comanches didn’t thrive by luck. They built structures that matched their strategy—and so should you. Key Takeaways: Don’t copy structure. Design yours to fit your unique mission and stage. Rare instances where a co-CEO structure actually
Effective Leaders Go to the Source Summary Insight: No Map is the Actual Terrain Key Takeaways: Plans are guesses—truth lives in direct observation. Real constraints and insights are found on the ground, not in reports. Great leaders don’t guess—they get
