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How Lazy Thinking Leads to Outdated Values and Causes a Corporate Meltdown
May 12, 2021
Imagine you’ve spent two decades built up a remarkable organization. It’s small, but beautiful, with about 60 employees in total. The company has always been laser-focused on its service offerings.…
Two Charts That Show Some Conflicts in Top Leadership Are a Good Thing
May 05, 2021
I recently came across this company mission statement. I am copying it here verbatim. “To operate the best omni-channel specialty retail business in America, helping both our customers and booksellers…
Three Charts That Show Why Andy Jassy Is Great As Amazon’s CEO
Apr 29, 2021
Identity leads to action. A company with a strong identity, when backed by the ability to deliver, tends to win. Few identities are clearer and more specific than that of…
How Asia’s Ride-Hailing Giant Debunks 3 Startup Myths
Apr 22, 2021
This article was first published in Forbes. We tell ourselves that entrepreneurship is the fairest game in business. The smartest and hardest working entrepreneur wins. Our society tolerates and justifies…
What Is More Exciting Than Coinbase’s IPO in the Crypto World?
Apr 15, 2021
Gold is valuable. Pawnshops are not. When a new investment opportunity bursts onto the scene, people sometimes get confused between the value of an asset and the value of the…