If you look around, there is an illusion that everything is stable. You might not know it, but there is currently a revolution that is rocking the world of business. Agile is a leadership and management protocol that grew itself in back rooms of software development. It’s not about speeding up and squeezing more. It’s […]
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As leaders we are constantly driving for results, addressing obstacles, challenges, bottlenecks, and log jams. And our minds are skewed by biology to hold on to the troubles, the negative experiences, and the problems. This is just the way nature designed us. So today is a great day to appreciate our inner drive and give
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It’s important to choose personal and professional development opportunities so you can acquire new skills and improve your performance. It’s one of the reasons the Visionary Leadership Academy is so rewarding for everyone involved, including me! Invitation to join circle of association CFOs We will learn from each other, share best practices, explore the future
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The S-curve is well known in innovation circles. “Jumping the curve” is what you do to keep your place and grow in your market.
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The 3 Horizon Table makes use of the three horizons discussed in The Alchemy of Growth by Baghai, Cole and White. It applies them to your business model, industry or profession, and customers.
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Attending UCLA’s University-led Grand Challenge workshop Oct 5, 2017. See attached paper, What is a Grand Challenge?
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Download this excerpt from my forthcoming book, Grand Challenge, How Leaders Turn the World’s Biggest Challenges into Extraordinary Opportunities. The term grand challenge has dual meanings; it can be used to refer to an intractable, systemic social problem, as well as to any bold, multidisciplinary, systems-oriented initiative developed to tackle such a large-scale concern. Einstein
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Here I lay out my 7-step approach to the core of association strategy and talk about how to use the basic building blocks to customize your strategy process.
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The “how” of building new business models includes these activities and more: regular meetings with your senior team to discuss what everyone sees in the marketplace from a strategic perspective identifying opportunities and challenges your customers (members and partners) are bringing to you innovations in the market doing feasibilities studies building a Minimal Viable Product
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You can pretty much guarantee the business models you are using today will be defunct tomorrow. The extinction of your current business models will follow an S-curve, starting out with small declines before there is a precipitous drop. You want something else in place before that drop takes effect. If you would like me to
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