Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick
Started reading this book, and found it full of interesting insight - would probably be one of the best strategy books that I have read Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick is about unlocking big moves—because that is what it takes to beat the odds in business. Anchored in empirical evidence from thousands of companies, it reveals what really matters—and what does not—for exceptional performance. Despite their best intentions, business leaders often get bogged down by human biases and social dynamics that get in the way of clear strategy and strong execution. Just about anyone proposing a strategy comes in with a confident "hockey stick" projection. But how do you distinguish the true breakthrough plans from the fakes—and then carry through the tough choices needed to make good on those promises? Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick provides you with practical advice on how to change these dynamics in your strategy room and make the right strategic moves.
Tell Employees What You Want Them to Strive for (in the least words possible)
The Microsoft turn around story is remarkable, one initiative (of many) has been to have absolute clarity ... about a year of thinking things through, we went from over 100 competencies to three big ideas: Create clarity, generate energy, deliver success
Senior Executives Get More Sleep Than Everyone Else
It’s no secret that most of us don’t get enough sleep and suffer for it. If you’re between the ages of 16 and 64, and don’t get seven to nine hours of sleep per night, your logical reasoning, executive function, attention, and mood can be impaired.
Amazon built its hyper efficient warehouses by embracing chaos
The core of this disruptive efficiency, though, is not Amazon’s automated shelf-moving warehouse robots, which is the innovation that gets the most attention. And it isn’t, on its surface, something that you would associate with a well-oiled machine. It’s not even a breakthrough technology. In fact, some version of it was already in place when Alperson worked in Amazon’s early warehouses. What makes Amazon’s warehouses work is the way they organize inventory: with complete randomness.
The Power of Reflection | MCG Partners
Insight: The bottom line is that strategic leaders, those who are capable of leading transformation, need to learn faster and better, while at the same time building a capacity for slow, deliberate, reflective thinking that enables them to move away from the chaos of the moment and think wisely about the future.