On the power of a clear vision “Are you sure you wanna do this?….” crushed into my head while I was sitting in the small and dark office of Mr. P. It was a warm und sunny day in July of 2000. I knew everybody else was outside enjoying the summer and the remainder was […]
If you don’t believe in people, they won’t grow This is an interesting and true thought of Monique Valcour in the HBR . If you don’t believe in people, they won’t grow, they won’t evolve. Personally it reminds me on two lessons I’ve learned. #1 was in school. I didn’t perform as expected in Chemistry […]
“Where are the profit pools of tomorrow (read in 10 years from now)?” A couple of years ago I received this mission from my CEO and set out to discover those profit pools. Easier said than done. Nevertheless here are the ingredients of a profit pool analysis: one portion of market intelligence (i.e. some 25-30 […]
Let me share a story that happened some years ago. We met a group of Chinese investors. They loved our concept and were willing to implement it in China; opening 100 stores in the first year… Isn’t that great? That is fantastic. Back home, we presented it to our board. The feedback we received was: […]
Today is your day. You literally felt a foot taller when you woke up this morning. The sun is shining, the coffee seems to put more energy into your system and it even tastes better. In 4 hours you are going to present the market entrance strategy for Brazil to the board. The project you […]
Following the “What is in it for me?” attitude. Everyone asks himself “Why should I change? Why should I be part of this change initiative?” There is a threat in each and every change: It could be worse than today. That is the ultimate reason why a clear vision is one of the success factors […]
A short lesson on leadership – actually it is only three and a half minutes. Just heard this song on the radio. It is not your fault that the world is as it is today, but it would be your fault if it stays like that… The song is originally in German “Deine Schuld” Die […]