The things you leave behind
The toughest part of business strategy is choice. We live in a fantastically privileged time and I live in a fantastically privileged place. When thinking about taking a journey with […]
Entries by Geoff Wilson
Old CEOs and bold CEOs
A recent HBR articles hints that those who make it to CEO fastest aren’t always the best case studies. Perusing the business press recently I came across an article on […]
Your strategy really does need to contemplate WAR
Where does true value add come in to your business or professional strategy? Hedge fund and other investment managers call it alpha. That’s the value a particular investment or configuration […]
Are you a micromanager? Oh, I hope so…sometimes
Micromanagement is a bad thing…until it’s not. Micromanagement has a really bad reputation. But, is it deserved? The term conjures mental images of a manager standing over the shoulder of […]
Two ways to grow in the new year
If you want to grow this year, do these two things. I confess, this entire new year thing has gotten ahead of me this year. I thought it was December […]
Who is defending your customer?
When you are setting strategy, who plays the customer advocate role? In a meeting this week with a very thoughtful management team that was in the midst of a heated […]
Strategy like an immigrant
Strategy has to be a synthesis of old and new. I spent the weekend with my daughter walking around New York City. The city is a great one. It is, […]
Actually, the issue is that you have no vision
Single issue focus is just as bad for business as it is for government policy. It’s vision that counts. This post springs from the debates surrounding the tax reform legislation currently […]
Contemplating the clean slate as a part of your business strategy
When in your planning cycle do you wipe the slate clean? Yesterday, I had the pleasure of sitting through a planning session with a client management team. The team defined […]
I learned this from my worst bosses…
Even the worst bosses teach you things. Here are a few from my experience. Have you ever had a bad boss? I don’t mean somebody you just didn’t click with, […]
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