How to understand ecosystems

In this short seminar, I'll explain how your hand on the thermostat of the meeting room influences the quality of your team's thinking. If you would like the PDF of the article this is based on on, send me a mail on [email protected] if you would like to chat to me about it, use the same email to get in touch.

In this short seminar, I'll explain the concept of decision hygiene and how you can use it to make better decisions. If you would like the PDF of the article this is based on on, send me a mail on [email protected] if you would like to chat to me about it, use the same email to get in touch.

In this short seminar, I'll explain why the way we're approaching AI-enabled drug discovery may be storing up problems for the future. If you would like the PDF of the article this is based on on, send me a mail on [email protected] if you would like to chat to me about it, use the same email to get in touch.

In this short seminar, I'll explain how our competely natural tendency to focus on the numbers makes us stupid when we're trying to solve complex issues. If you would like the PDF of the article this is based on on, send me a mail on [email protected] if you would like to chat to me about it, use the same email to get in touch.

Have you ever noticed that some companies seem to thrive — not just commercially, but culturally?Better teamwork. Better morale. Better retention.A major reason for this is how they make strategy. It turns out that a good strategy process doesn’t just create good strategy — it creates good organisations.By the end of this five-minute seminar, you’ll understand why that is — and how to design your strategy process to deliver more than just strategy. If you would like a copy of the article on which this video is based, please get in touch.

Have you ever noticed that some companies seem to thrive — not just commercially, but culturally?Better teamwork. Better morale. Better retention.A major reason for this is how they make strategy. It turns out that a good strategy process doesn’t just create good strategy — it creates good organisations.By the end of this five-minute seminar, you’ll understand why that is — and how to design your strategy process to deliver more than just strategy.If you would like a copy of the article on which this video is based, please get in touch.

Do you ever spend more time managing the politics than executing the strategy? Or found your cross-functional team stuck in disagreement — not because anyone’s wrong, but because everyone sees things differently?That’s not just frustrating. It’s predictable.And by the end of this five-minute seminar, you’ll understand why that is — and how to reduce the conflict that comes from differing perspectives.

Do you ever disagree with your colleagues about how to fix a difficult problem? I often see teams go round and round in circles, arguing about how to address some important, difficult issue. Eventually, they reach a weak compromise, but not the best solution. The problem isn’t which of their different solutions is best, it’s that they don’t have a shared understanding of the problem. And by the end of this five minute seminar, you will understand why that is and how you can better address complex problems.If you would like a copy of the article on which this video is based, please get in touch.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the complexity of our industry?You’re not alone.Our market isn’t just complicated — like an airliner with millions of parts.It’s complex — like a rainforest teeming with millions of species, constantly adapting to each other. The best way to understand your market environment is to think of it as an ecosystem. And by the end of this five minute seminar, you will understand more about how to think about our industry as an ecosystem. If you would like a PDF of the article on which this email is based, please mail me at [email protected]

Do you ever feel like your brand team just isn’t working — even though everyone’s smart and motivated?You’re not alone.Many of the brand team leaders I work with tell me that the team isn’t delivering what they hope forWhen good people aren’t delivering, it’s not a people problem — it’s a process problem.And by the end of this five-minute seminar, you’ll know how to diagnose and fix it.And if you would like a PDF of the article on which this seminar is based, please mail me at [email protected]