Business Development

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…

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….

What’s New, Mr Fox?

What’s New, Mr Fox?

What’s new, Mr Fox? I was asked this question before giving a talk to an ultra-intelligent group of Mensa members…

Could Your Personality Derail Your Career?

Could Your Personality Derail Your Career?

When considering what it takes to succeed at work, we often focus on innate strengths: high intelligence, the ability to…

4 Things Successful People Do To Have Great Relationships

4 Things Successful People Do To Have Great Relationships

Relationships fuel our journey. Some are constant sources of power, some are present for certain intervals and provide guidance and…