Building the moat… the work of strategy
In my previous blog I explored the purpose of strategy: the creation of a sustainable competitive advantage. In Buffet’s terms, it is about building a moat wide enough and deep enough that marauding invaders cannot bridge the gap.
Rethinking leadership development - it's about strategy execution
About 15 years ago, a major Australian resources company set out to develop ‘world-class leadership’. But Professor Chris Worley rebuts the usual prescription of ‘more leadership’. He argues that asking people to change behaviours without changing the underlying system – the structure, systems and processes – is borderline immoral.
Stronger no longer - what now?
One of my resource clients recently shared his observations after returning from a marketing conference and from a series of meetings with many of his customers. The message was loud and clear: the ‘stronger for longer’ mantra of the resources sector is now ‘stronger no longer’.