Why ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ Is A Strategic Fail The idea of ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ isn’t just about tracking the failures and successes of your neighbors. The same line of thinking permeates the business world, often to its detriment. Everywhere companies turn, the mantra is always about how to ‘keep up [...]
Battlefield Beliefs Lead to Dead-End Strategies: Why Your Strategy Will Fail Without a Collaborative Approach The word “strategy” is synonymous with the idea of war. With its origins in Greek military terminology, the term conjures up the image of a general devising a battle plan. As StrategyBlocks highlighted in our recent Minutehack article, those who think of corporate strategy or [...]
The Evolution of Strategy Strategy, like evolution itself, started at the beginning of time. From mankind‘s inception, people have been devising ways to outsmart and outperform each other in a game of survival of the fittest. Survival, however, has always depended on people's ability to adapt, plan, and evolve into something stronger and [...]
Read on to find out how working as part of a team and feeling appreciated can have positive outcomes for productivity.
Why Mobile-First Matters In our mobile-first world it’s increasingly apparent that mobile is changing how we live and work. It’s impossible to escape the importance of mobile technology. Many companies believe they have already made the transition with a mobile website for clients - what more could there be? Mobile-first is often assumed to [...]
Success comes in many forms, but it can be an allusive goal for many. Read on to find out 5 great tips and strategies for success.
Read on to find out why keeping a direct, engaging and specific social media strategy is important when it comes to engaging with Generation Y.
Creativity: The Hidden Link to Successful Strategy "When all think alike, then no one is thinking." — Walter Lippman We are living in the age of creativity. While some may think creativity is splashing paint on canvas or putting pen to paper for an epic tale, creativity has it’s place in business too. Without [...]
Read on to find out about the many interesting trends that will be influencing and transforming the way governments run their operations.
Are You A Manager Or A Leader? Remember childhood? Anything was possible. We all dreamed of being a firefighter, a ballerina, a future president or something grand. We grabbed the hose, twirled in our tutus, or stood on the highest step shouting to the imaginary masses. Whatever the dream, whatever the vision, we all [...]
