Book review

The ability to reinvent yourself and reinvent your organisation will be one of the most important competencies to master in the 21st century. Weathering the storms of creative disruption. Dealing with the shock waves coming your way. Are you a melting iceberg? A survey by The Global Centre for Digital Business Transformations says that nearly half […]

Working clean means committing to integrating the Ingredients, or behaviors, of mise-en-place into your life. 1. Working clean with time What to know. Planning is the first thought, not an afterthought. Right planning promotes right action, saves time, and unlocks opportunity. Planning entails the scheduling of tasks, which means being honest with time, respecting both

I want to be a Masterchef My girlfriend tells me I am messy. Most people that know me are likely to agree. I am also a bit of a cook. I love cooking. I watch most of the food porn that is available. From “Australian Masterchef” to “Chef’s table” (cracking programme on Netflix). I also

I have been tasked with setting up a sustainable intrapreneurship accelerator. “The third wave” is a book to consider if you are into intrapreneurship. Here is why. Winners take all A while ago I read “The internet is not the answer”. A dark book (or anti-book), that describes some of the negative aspects of the

After reading hundreds of business books, you start to get a  sense of what makes a good title. What makes a good book Some books describe “what is”, some books describe “what to do” and some books make you think. I prefer the “make you think” and the hard-nosed versions of “to do” books. Like

Simplifying The message is simple. Nearly all of the great success stories of the twentieth century – right up to the present day – are stories of simplifying. The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish. Simplifying helps. The authors use IKEA, Ford, MacDonalds, Boston Consulting Group,

Climate change is an opportunity hotspot. It is so hot that you can nearly hear it sizzle. Exponential I think there will be an exponential change in our climate. The effects will speed up. Faster than we think. It will not be pretty and it will start changing our behaviours and attitudes. It is already

We were working with a client on a project to support and develop top innovation achievers. One of the books we uncovered is “Originals” by Adam Grant. It sums up a lot of the thinking from other business thinkers. The book starts with this quote: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable

In 2011, we covered  Grant Leboff’s “Sticky Marketing”. A client wanted to reinvent their marketing approach. A good book to get people talking.  “Sticky marketing” describes how companies will only attract customers by providing value and becoming ‘sticky’. The funnel model is broken It is a book, that explains how the traditional funnel model of marketing