From Stone Axe to Strategy
Evolution of a CEO As a CEO, are you still hunting mammoths—or already in your Renaissance? My stories are usually dead serious—but not today. This time, it’s the story of…
Why Startups Sometimes Beat Large Companies
The crucial little things no CEO can afford to miss Ignoring processes when planning business growth is like changing the headlights and expecting the car to go faster. From the…
AI won’t take your job. Or mine
It still has a lot to learn. Recently, OpenAI rolled out the fifth version of ChatGPT. More features, broader reach, and — as expected — claims of greater intelligence. But…
From Faster Horses to AI Glasses
Will Mark Zuckerberg become another Gutenberg? Entrepreneurs who claim they see the future, see it through their own lenses. Mark Zuckerberg literally sees it through the lens of his imagined…
With a Good CEO, Business Grows Fast. With a Great CEO, It Grows For Years.
Would you oust a CEO if the business hasn’t grown for six years in a row? Setting business growth as a goal is like valuing school grades over knowledge. We…
Forget About Bold Vision and Goals
Real Strategy Starts with Your Customers Starting strategizing with a bold vision is like writing the happy ending to a movie before you’ve even started thinking about the plot. Meet…
How Strategic Are You?
Take a quick test and find out Do you know how to not just think strategically — but act strategically too? Answer these 6 questions: 1. Do you have a…
There are no saturated markets — only uncreative executives
Notes of a contrarian strategist In 1999, a coffee chain opened its first store in a country where no one really drank coffee. In 2025, another coffee chain opened its…
Don’t Just Be a CEO — Become The Architect of Your Company’s Growth Genome
Three questions to rethink your approach to business growth Your company grows only when you: 1. identify the sources of growth and 2. align the entire organization around them. ––…