It’s become quite fashionable these days to criticize the value of our education system. And I don’t mean the criticism focused on lifting Australian educational standards to match international best practice. This is necessary if we want to retain our place as a truly competitive nation. No, […]
Read more →The new normal The term “new normal” has been coined to describe this period of incessant change and uncertainty. It explains that we have a set of new dynamics in the ever-changing global economy. As such, our conventional planning approaches are no longer effective. Why? Because they […]
Read more →Many Australian CEOs are wary of setting grandiose strategic visions for their organisations. They don’t believe there is much value added to the business. And those that do use vision statements, often resort to rather generic statements like “being the best” or “creating shareholder value”. These don’t […]
Read more →From my research and work with successful organisations, I have isolated four key characteristics to cope successfully with uncertainty: 1. Developing a growth and learning mindset A growth and learning mindset can set up a virtuous cycle. The key elements of this include: Treating every day as […]
Read more →Thinking about Strategy Most of us have, at one point or another, sat through a strategic planning session that addressed our organisation’s position in the marketplace, our mission and objectives, our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Most of this is based on the assumption that we […]
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