Need a Breakthrough? How to Unlock Value in Your Firm

I’ve had opportunities recently to work with several larger clients and attend a number of conferences in my core spaces of manufacturing, energy and materials.  As I listen to comments about talent, scale and process, it’s clear that there has been a shift. First, let’s just say that we are all really busy.  The talent […]

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Who’s the Main Character in Your Growth Story?

Growth Leaders need to be the “meaning makers” in our firms – and the current best method of doing this is to create a narrative.  Growth Leaders catalyze action by creating lucid pictures of the future in their organizations by stepping into complexity and creating clarity.  They paint on three canvases: the now, the near […]

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The Niche Strategy is Back In Play

“In business, there are two ways to make money. You can bundle, or you can unbundle.”   –Jim Barksdale, Former CEO, Netscape For shrewd readers of the business cycle arc, there are opportunities coming forward that deserve some serious consideration.  The drivers of these opportunities are there in plain site, yet many firms I talk to […]

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