In a world that rewards quick answers, leadership requires something even more difficult: knowing how to ask questions, acknowledging what we don’t know, and creating space to better understand and make better decisions. When Speaking Becomes More Important Than Understanding We live in an age in which everyone seems to have an opinion about everything. […]
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Starting Small: Whisper the Power of Building Before Scaling
Sometimes, the smartest way to build a successful business is to start small enough to survive long enough to become big. In 2010, three people who knew the Formula 1 world extremely well decided to start something of their own. Jake Humphrey, a television presenter; David Coulthard, a former Formula 1 driver; and Sunil Patel, […]
What if you’re focusing on the wrong problem?
Organizations do not suffer only from a lack of solutions. Sometimes, they suffer because they start looking for solutions before they truly understand the problem. When the solution comes before understanding the problem “We need to sell more.” “We have a productivity problem.” “Our team is demotivated.” “We need a new strategy.” These are common […]
When Survival Leads to Success: The Pepsi Decision That Changed Everything
Sometimes the best strategies are not created when business is going well. They are forced by survival mode, when there are few good options left. In the early 1930s, Pepsi-Cola was in serious trouble. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, as it struggled to compete against the dominant Coca-Cola, and faced the extraordinary […]