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One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to meet a lot of different startups and their founder teams and hear about their ideas, and how they have the ambition to take on the world and conquer it. Among these great people are also seasoned veterans trying to turn great insights… Continue reading The complexity trap
The jury came back on Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos infamy yesterday in the landmark case against her; guilty on four fraud accounts. What that will translate to in terms of sentencing remains to be seen, and it’s more than likely that Holmes will appeal. Nevertheless: Guilty. The really great question now is whether the Theranos… Continue reading The deceitful stories
I have always found that one of the most efficient ways to establish a focus is to start with the desired outcome and then tell the story about what everything will be like, when that outcome is achieved. My experience is that by doing that you can build a narrative of a desired future state… Continue reading Find focus in a story
Back when I took the Prof G Strategy Sprint with Section4, one of the things that stayed with me was just how powerful a great story is in shaping entire companies. I was reminded the other day, when I had a meeting with a seasoned communications professional, where we talked about what great people with… Continue reading The power of a (new) story