From Situation to Strategy
How to I start strategic work when I have never followed a stringent path in terms of strategy?
Tapa
Identity
Start with Why is Simon Sinek’s mission to help others do work, which inspires them, and uses real-world examples of great leaders to show you how they communicate and how you can adapt their mindset to inspire others yourself.
Wardley Mapping
Wardley mapping is a visual method for exploring, understanding, and communicating strategy under circumstances of constant change.
Yesterday’s Weather
How to predict future? Difficult. But you can extrapolate from the past. Like in differential calculus. You will make systematic errors, but who cares. This is better than nothing.
Three Horizon Model
People usually like to be supportive and help. An executive “fixing” and operations problem. Seen here or there. Maybe not idea. An executive fixing the environment that allows operations to fix the problem. Yes. Try to understand three horizons of work. Strategy, operations, and tactics, connecting the two.
Portfolio Management Squared
Portfolio Management is typically considered with respect to products. There is, however, a very close symbiosis of products and people. A certain product portfolio, needs a matching skill portfolio.
Portfolio Management
You can’t do everything. You can’t fix everything. Understand your capacity, your limits and your targets and goals. This is portfolio management.
PDCA
Plan-Do-Check-Adjust is so simple and powerful. Surprisingly often we need to justify when a plan does not work out. Strange. Have a look at the idea.
Investment Horizons
Money is finite. Funds must be available to run operations AND to prepare for the future.