Business Model Canvas:
When I searched for “Business Model Canvas,” Google returned about 120 million links. A quick perusal of the results shows that there are many different kinds of business models and ways of outlining those models. One block in common in these different canvasses is the “Key Activities” block. Most of the other blocks are support or enablers of those activities.
Stature: A good friend and colleague asked me if I would be willing to guest lecture at his local university fully employed MBA class. The topic of the talk was to be leadership. I agreed, and we set the date. I signed into the virtual meeting early to make sure we had the technology issues under control. While we were …
Choice: In today’s world, being found and having a distinct differentiation from the other competitors being found is critical. Unlike in previous years, today’s consumers are usually well educated on our product or service before they call us. They no longer rely on salespeople to bring them information. In fact, many purchasers, even for highly technical products, prefer to educate …
Maxwell: Back in 2000, John Maxwell authored a book entitled Developing the Leader Within You. In that book, he posited that there are five levels of leadership. He named those levels Position, Permission, Production, People Development, and Pinnacle. In this post, I discuss the third of the five and we will explore the rest over the next several posts. Production …
Will You be Disrupted? In the business world, we readily accept the concept that if you aren’t growing, you’re dying. Meaning, you cannot rest on your laurels for any significant length of time. So what about the future? Will you wait to be disrupted? Will you disrupt yourself? Will you be the disruptor to competitors? Garry Ridge, CEO of WD40, …
Drucker Day: I enjoyed the good fortune of having the time to drive up to Claremont, California, to attend the 2015 Drucker Day at the Drucker School of Management hosted by the Claremont Graduate University (CGU). The theme this year was The Creative Organization — Preparing and Managing Top Talent. It was a day well spent. As you might expect, given …
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty tired of hearing about innovation. How to do it? Who does it? Why do it? There are “tons” of books available on the subject and untold nano-grams of digits in cyber space devoted to it (do 1’s and 0’s weigh anything?) Having said that, I don’t want to belabor this topic. Innovation …
The polite version of the comment I often get when I suggest to a business leader that they consider taking time to work ON (as opposed to IN) their business is, “I don’t have time to go to the bathroom as it is, and you want me to do what?” A truth is, of course, as leader you don’t have …
Leaders do not fall in love with their own ideas. At their best, they also don’t let you fall in love with your own ideas. The do fall in love with the vision, the noble goal of the organization.
An article on what will make us successful in the new economy – maybe! What are the foundations we use to launch products and services?