How to Navigate the Osborne Effect Without Killing Your Business Too Soon

“In most companies there would be months, perhaps years, of savage debate… The spectre of cannibalisation would roam the hallways, striking fear into fainthearted executives.” — Gary Hamel [TL;DR Some companies struggle to kill off profitable but customer-hostile revenue streams, fearing short-term losses. But clinging to a fading model often proves more costly than the pivot itself. From

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You Can’t Win by Defense Alone: The Disadvantage of Incumbency

“If we only defend, we lose the war.” — Kambei Shimada, Seven Samurai (1954) I was incredibly lucky to play for two of the best attacking rugby teams in the world — Toulouse and Leinster. Toulouse, in particular, had a deep-rooted culture of attacking rugby, a philosophy that didn’t rely on grinding out wins through defense alone. Instead, the club

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Upholstery, Eggs and Elephants: What a Worn-Out Chair Teaches Us About Innovation

“If you want to know if the elephant at the zoo has a stomachache, don’t ask the veterinarian, ask the cage cleaner.” — Robert Sapolsky The best insights often come from the least expected places. The people who clean up the mess, fix the day-to-day problems, or interact directly with customers are usually the first to notice when

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Rewiring Reward: Rewarding Change

“Organisations invariably tend to reward some employees for A while hoping for B, frequently do not detect the contradiction, and then are bewildered when their behaviour and performance are not aligned with their goals.”- Steve Kerr “Traditional ‘carrot and stick’ incentives can achieve exactly the opposite of their intended aims.” — Dan Pink Guinness For Strength. Picture Post, 1954 If

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Fueling Today with Tomorrow: Eating the Seed Potato or Planting the Seed Snake

“Do Not Mortgage Your Future for Small Gains Now” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb “Business leaders are being motivated and rewarded to heat their houses by burning their furniture.” — Mark W. Johnson Watch or listen to this article here: https://medium.com/media/dc2cea697e9c5815da89eab087ef01de/href In our pursuit of immediate comfort or short-term gains, we often sacrifice the foundations of future success. This principle is captured in

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It’s Hard to Read the Label from Inside the Jar: Navigating Change from Within

[The Winner of “Energy Rising” by Julia DiGangi is Francisca C. Francisca we will be in touch to organize delivery. We also look forward to meeting you at The Reinvention Summit, tickets are still available at an early bird rate here. ] TLDR: In our professional and personal lives, we often find ourselves immersed in our

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