I love bacon. I started my career in the food industry designing new and better ways to manufacture bacon and even have a patent on bacon processing technology. So I know a lot about bacon. And did I mention I love bacon? But a large portion of government bureaucrats and woke universities hate bacon […]
Professional strategists are always asking the question, “what is true?” when evaluating the complicated nature of a business and how its leaders might chart a course for success and prosperity. As it turns out, understanding what is true is also one of the most pressing issues of our day. Knowing what is true impacts every […]
Are You Putting In The Time?
Is there anyone who gets in their car and starts driving without figuring out where they want to go first? Or how they’re going to get there? Anyone? Bueller? Not likely. Reportedly a billion people in 220 countries use Google Maps every month. So, why do some people give me the excuse that […]
In 2012, a Pakistani nature photographer, Atif Saeed, stepped out of his vehicle into the lion habitat of a safari park in Lahore to capture “the character and status of lion”. The picture he took in the instant before the lion attacked is an unparalleled achievement. It’s magnificent. Great achievements in business, like award […]
The Analogy Marketing is planting and raising the crops. Sales is harvesting the crops and cashing in. It’s that simple. So why do businesses have so much trouble understanding they need both working together? Because successful farming is very difficult. The basics of farming include field selection, preparing the soil, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, […]
It plays out in companies across the globe. Once successful brands and products are no longer as competitive or relevant and it’s become a struggle to maintain the business. Try as they might, they haven’t been able to introduce new products that will get the company growing and satisfy investors again. So, CEOs turn to […]
All organizations will face strategic issues that can foil the best of plans. For example, the NFIB January Small Business Economic Trends Report indicates inflation remains a top concern and nearly 40% of small business owners report job openings they can’t fill. Additionally, Accenture’s Pulse of Change Index shows technology as the number one business […]
In 2021, the cargo ship Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal when high winds and low visibility caused it to ram into the side of the waterway. I took 6 days to get it free. Cargo ships have become enormous. Many are “as long as the Empire State Building is tall” and […]
There are three common notions of strategy. All of them are fallacies. Notion (nō’shen) noun: A belief or opinion; a mental image, an idea or conception. 1. Strategy is Episodic For many small businesses, strategy only takes place episodically. Times get stressful. Business models and value propositions are not forever. Finally, a strategy is […]
