Strategic Discipline Blog

In Innovation Obstacle - Is Your Team “Licking the Cookie?” we shared how Intuit drives innovation by incentivizing its team.

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Topics: People, The Right People, Innovation, Bonus and Incentives, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain, Thales Teixeira

Companies can evolve and innovate.

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Topics: Innovation, Customer Value Chain, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain, Resource-Centric, Customer-Centric, Thales Teixeira, Innovation-Customer Needs Alignment

Inflation, high gas prices, COVID, disruption. There’s one common theme in deciding who wins and who loses in business. The business serving its customers best wins.

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Topics: Innovation, Customer Value Chain, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain, Resource-Centric, Customer-Centric, Thales Teixeira, Know Your Customer, Netflix

“Have you seen this guy?” my brother asked.

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Topics: BHAG, Innovation Process, Innovation, The Obstacle Is the Way

How do great teams come together and win?

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Topics: Patrick Lencioni, 3HAG WAY, Metronomics, Shannon Byrne Susko, Great Teams

Growth is never a straight line to your BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOAL or your 3HAG. It looks more like this picture Shannon Byrne Susko shared two weeks ago at our Metronomics Coaches Conference in San Diego.

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Topics: Culture, 3HAG WAY, Growth Framework, Cultural System, Cohesive System, Human System, Metronomics

Ten years ago today I was in the middle of spending 7 months in a hospital, hoping to survive Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Memorial Day came early that year, and I wrote a blog at home since I was given a reprieve and allowed to spend  time at home for the holiday weekend. You can read it Brand Ideals - A 400% ROI - Identify Your Competitive Advantage.

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Topics: Acute Myeloid Luekemia, One Thing, Stockdale Paradox, Cancer Cured

Many leaders find it difficult to admit their mistakes. They feel when they make mistakes, they are more vulnerable, risk losing respect, and the authority they need to lead.

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Topics: change, Effective Leadership, Harmonious Culture of Accountability, Leadership Decisions, Mistakes, Change Your Culture

A moment working with a customer stands out as a reminder of what the best leaders do. It’s revealed in Good to Great, and it occupies a chapter in the book I just finished CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest, by McKinsey senior partners Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra.

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Topics: Good to Great, Bringing Out the Best In People, Level 5 Leadership, Best in the World at, CEO Leadership Focus, CEO Excellence

In CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest, McKinsey senior partners Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra share a little-known story about the 1996 Olympic Basketball “Dream Team.” The team included Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen,  Karl Malone, and was coached by Chuck Daly.

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Topics: Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Leadership Team, the hidden gem in your business: teamwork, Teams, CEO Excellence