Gerhard Veldman

7 Reasons Salespeople Don’t Close the Deal

7 Reasons Salespeople Don’t Close the Deal

Pretend that you’re an experienced buyer who has met with hundreds of business-to-business salespeople. What percentage of them would you…

Creating The Company You Want – Not The One You Have

Creating The Company You Want – Not The One You Have

Long-term success comes from planning. Be sure to implement the necessary systems and processes before they are actually needed. Prep…

‘White Monopoly Capital’ Is Not About Race

‘White Monopoly Capital’ Is Not About Race

The term ‘White monopoly capital’ and the related ‘radical economic transformation’ have come to dominate the political discourse in the…

How to Gain Credibility When You Have Little Experience

How to Gain Credibility When You Have Little Experience

There’s a meme on the internet, which speaks truth about a dilemma for young people entering the hypercompetitive workforce of…

How AI Will Change Strategy: A Thought Experiment

How AI Will Change Strategy: A Thought Experiment

How will AI change strategy? That’s the single most common question the three of us are asked from corporate executives,…

Unbridled

Unbridled

There’s a school of thought that argues that markets are the solution to everything. That money is the best indication…

10 Things Every Manager Should Know About AI

10 Things Every Manager Should Know About AI

In order to make educated decisions in this fast-moving field, all managers should have a basic understanding of AI. Here…

Thinking About a “Work from Anywhere” Arrangement? Ask These Questions First

Thinking About a “Work from Anywhere” Arrangement? Ask These Questions First

Overworked professionals have always dreamed of escaping to a quiet beach. But ever since Tim Ferriss’s The 4-Hour Workweek stormed…

Your Most Powerful Competitive Advantage

Your Most Powerful Competitive Advantage

We tend to think that our competitive advantages are based on our products’ performance, or our low costs of production….

The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus

The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus

I used to wake up, stumble over to my phone, and immediately get lost in a stream of pointless notifications….