'positioning' Tag
When Fear (Disguised as Initiative) Runs Your Business
Issue 3.4 | January 2012 In this Article: how a misguided sense of urgency undermines value creation. by Jonathan Wilson If patience is a virtue, the world of business, which has exchanged fear of God for fear of Darwin, has forgotten it. When people come together to do business the emphasis is on do: a [...]
The Politics of Courage
Issue 2.12 | August 2011 In this Article: courage in leadership begins with the courage to not think of yourself. by Jonathan Wilson August 2nd, 2011 is a date that will remain infamous in history. The day saw the close of the US government’s debt-ceiling debacle that, it is claimed, brought the world to the [...]
Scanning the Horizon You Plan to Reach
Issue 2.10 | June 2011 In this Article: the why, the what and the how of strategic planning. by Jonathan Wilson Far in the distance, palm trees and jungle hung over the blue Pacific waters. The sun rode high in the sky, casting its warm tropical light onto our outrigger canoe that rode the [...]
Staying on Track for Success
Issue 1.4 | September 2009 In this Article: How do you ensure that you invest precious resources strategically in order to keep your company “on track” for success? By Jonathan Wilson A dense white filled my field of vision. Thick mist sat heavily in the remote valley, penetrating the dense, high-altitude rainforest. It deadened all [...]
Navigating to Greatness
Issue 1.2 | July 2009 by Jonathan Wilson What strategic decisions has your company made in order to respond to this recession effectively? What guided your leadership team in making those decisions? Were those decisions made confidently even if they were also difficult? If so, what gave your team that confidence? It is said that [...]