An Ideal Spherical Cow: Why Strategy Fails Outside the Vacuum

Why five strategic questions are not enough Back in the ’90s, when I was studying math at university, professors loved to joke about “an ideal spherical cow in a vacuum.”…
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Would you buy a car that only starts once every 200 tries?

The Illusions of rigid planning in an unstable world In his book How Big Things Get Done, Bent Flyvbjerg shares some shocking numbers. His research team has built a database…
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“Peace begins when expectation ends”

All of the clients I coach are successful people. They are CEOs, business owners, and startup founders. Some of them have achieved a lot and want to achieve even more.…
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Strategy in Three Minutes. Episode 31

1. Strategy and Value Exchange: Why innovation vs tradition is a false dichotomy Satya Nadella stated: “Our industry does not respect tradition. What it respects is innovation.” He couldn’t be…
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Suffocating In Tech – Gasping For Value

Why Silicon Valley’s “We Know Better” mindset burns cash but creates little real value We often see tech entrepreneurs as pioneers who make the world a better place to live.…
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We don’t need more tech. We need more human focus

When a new technology emerges, entrepreneurs first use it to replace or improve everyday routines. Typewriters –> Word processors Postal mail –> Email Shopping –> E-commerce Landlines –> Mobile phones In-person…
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Successful People? They Are Just Lucky

Except, this is not that simple… “Talent Versus Luck: The Role of Randomness in Success and Failure” is the title of a paper by Alessandro Pluchino, Alessio Emanuele Biondo, and…
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Strategy in Three Minutes. Episode 30

1. Strategy and Value Exchange: The best problem is the one no one notices So, no one calls it a problem Going to a supermarket or restaurant didn’t seem like…
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Unlock Hidden Profit: Your Value Chain Goes Beyond Customers

Those who manage customer relationships become successful. Those who manage the whole value chain become invincible. That’s why Amazon can’t offer prices as low as those Temu provides. Chinese retail…
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