In this interview with Giuseppe Conti, founder and managing partner of Conti Advanced Business Learning (CABL).Giuseppe has successfully managed to transition from corporate to entrepreneur. In this video you will learn What new things you need to learn when moving from corporate to entrepreneur What strategic choices are important to make early on That you […]
Author Archives: Andreas Wettstein
Interview, Productivity, Strategy, Video
Interview #1 – Alain Depuydt – How to grow a business in a shrinking industry
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Feb
Feb
This interview is first in a series of conversations we plan to have with business builders. The purpose of these interviews is to learn from successful entrepreneurs about their experiences and lessons learned. In this interview with Alain Depuydt, managing partner of a company that has managed to scale while keeping staff numbers low, you […]
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Feb
Feb
The second element of a good strategy: The Guiding Policy This is the fourth article on our five-part series on Richard Rumelt’s book “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” –> Hier clicken für die deutsche Version <– The second element of a good strategy is the “Guiding Policy”, which provides the direction to address the challenges identified in […]
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Feb
Feb
The first element of a good strategy: The Diagnosis This is the third article on our five part series on Richard Rumel’s book “Good Strategy/Bad Strategy” –> Hier clicken für die deutsche Version <– As we have shown in the first article, a good strategy contains the three elements DIAGNOSIS, GUIDING POLICY and COHERENT ACTION. […]
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Jan
Jan
A bad strategy is not simply the absence of a good strategy, but rather a result of misconceptions and management deficits. The four characteristics of bad strategies are (1) Fluff – a form of gobbledygook that poses as a strategic concept. (2) lack of reference to the challenges (3) confusion of objectives with the strategy and (4) wrong strategic objectives.
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Jan
Jan
A good strategy contains at least three elements: 1) diagnosis, 2) guiding policy and 3) coherent action. This is this the KERNEL of a good strategy. Just formulating revenue, profit or market share objectives alone don’t make a strategy. Neither is something by default strategic because it is general, high-level or happens to have been decided at C-level
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Oct
Oct
In this post written by Janet Shaner, you learn how to adapt your network for the country where you live / work Certain vs. uncertain business environments Did you know that different countries have different approaches to networking? Some countries even have special names for relationship building, for example guanxi in China, blat in Russia and pratik in Haiti.(1) Child psychology […]
Personal Growth, Productivity, Self-leadership, Video
A Saturday morning habit that helps me be less stupid
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Oct
Oct
Photo by Frank Busch on Unsplash Story I recently started a new habit. Every Saturday, I go for a 60 to 90-minute walk. The trigger to this was reading a book that a friend recommended to me: “The Road Less Stupid” by Keith Cunningham. One of the first lines in the book is “Smart people do dumb […]
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Sep
Sep
Photo by Obie Fernandez on Unsplash Collaboration is the glue that every team or organisation employs to achieve sustainable high performance. Collaboration exists in many forms and guises, some of which are stronger and more effective than others. The basis of collaboration is mutual benefit. At the simplest level, the benefits can be transactional, such […]
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Sep
Sep
Photo by Photo Boards on Unsplash Human error and poor judgement are commonplace in business. When someone makes a mistake, it is often tempting to admonish them on the spot. Doing so can give a manager a sense of having acted immediately to rectify the situation. Delivering a public reprimand can satisfy pent-up frustration and […]