'strategy' Tag
The Rush to the Future: Wisdom and Knowledge in Leadership
Issue 4.1 | March 2013 In this Article: knowledge comes from the future, but wisdom from the past. by Jonathan Wilson Earlier this year I transitioned, for just a few weeks, between universes. I passed from the business world into the tribal world, from steely skyscrapers to rainforests, from crawling commutes and city noise to [...]
The Difference-Maker: How Ordinary People Achieve Extraordinary Things
Issue 3.12 | November 2012 In this Article: if it doesn’t take you decades, the difference you make may not be one history will remember. by Jonathan Wilson Many of us want to make a difference in our lifetime. Those of us who do imagine making that difference on planet earth. Not so Elon Musk, [...]
Strategic Planning and the Dirty Habit of Thumb-Sucking
Issue 3.9 | July 2012 In this Article: how to avoid the trap of building a sophisticated strategy on a shaky foundation. by Jonathan Wilson Everyone loves a rags-to-riches story. The North American reader may not have heard of Tesco, but it is the third largest retailer in the world. It’s also unlikely you’ve heard [...]
Fools Rush In: the Power of the Slow-Thinking Executive
Issue 3.6 | April 2012 In this Article: business might be fast, but success requires thinking slowly. by Jonathan Wilson Even at 5:30 in the morning, the sauna-like climate saturated the airport terminal on the north coast of New Guinea. With other first-flight travellers who had arrived ahead of me, I stood near the back [...]
From Noble Thought to Noble Deed
Issue 3.3 | November 2011 In this Article: disciplined action, not just a great idea, makes a leader. by Jonathan Wilson It is a tiresome and common fact of our world that the noble-minded are plenty, but few of them act in accordance with their sentiments. Thought-leadership does not a leader make. It is 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 [...]
Fast = Stupid: Why Managing Rapid Change Requires Slowing Down
Issue 2.2 | September 2010 In this Article: The solution to manage rapid change is to slow down and think. by Jonathan Wilson If one were to take to heart the advice of hundreds, if not thousands, of business books written in the last two decades, one’s heart would likely fail. Countless authors cite one [...]
Just Collaborate: Overcome Three Barriers to Strategy Execution
Issue 1.9 | March 2010 In this Article: How collaboration can effectively counter the core reasons for project and strategy failure. By Jonathan Wilson As your business embarks on a new project, it can’t be too thrilling to know that, statistically, it is likely to fail. But that’s the truth of the matter. Study after [...]
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 [...]