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Quick Look: What's the Real Deal? The Goal: Actually speed up your transformation and reach high performance that sticks, by having the balls to figure out exactly where you're starting from FIRST The Problem: So much effort, time, and cash…

"We're not asking for permission. We're not waiting for approval. We're taking the future by its throat and reshaping it." THE REVOLUTION WAS LIVE The question is – where the hell were you? 100 C-Suite leaders. One secret location. Zero…

In our first blog, we tore the heads off those leadership teddy bears we all pretend to love. You know the ones — narcissistic, impenetrable ego-monsters masquerading as "visionaries" while their businesses slowly circle the drain. Now it's time to…

Your Product Transformation Failed. Now What? Spoiler alert: Renaming your project managers to "product owners" isn't actually transformation Let's talk about that "move to product" thing you tried. You know, the one that crashed and burned harder than your New…

Want to know why your business isn’t delivering? You’re trying to do too damn much. Ever seen this one? Leadership announces the next big strategic initiative. Everyone’s bouncing off the walls with excitement. Customer value! Innovation! Digital transformation! Then some smart-ass…

Let’s cut through the corporate BS: Most businesses are lying to themselves about being customer focused. They’re trapped in a maze of pointless meetings, blame games, and soul-crushing governance processes that have nothing to do with delivering actual value to…

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”  ~ Peter Drucker  Progress doesn’t wait for next fiscal period  Static funding, rigid cycles, fiscal gatekeeping … ahh the salad days of…

PS it’s not all about the tech A timely truth bomb for the techies: it ain’t all about the tech. The shiny AI, the gleaming new dashboard, the polished bits and bytes – it’s intoxicating stuff. But without the right…

Culture eats strategy for breakfast In our industry that breakfast quote’s like a Beyonce-level megahit.Attributed to management guru Peter Drucker, the quote effectively says that business strategy is doomed to fail unless company culture can accept and encourage it.And sweet…

Tell your boss they’re wrong and watch what happens Leadership. Can’t think why we’re talking about this right now. Oh wait … Like people, businesses can have a muddled view of leadership. The character traits we seem to value in…