by Bob Leonard and David Ross What do we mean by “context”? As it relates to strategic leadership of an organization, context is the internal and external settings, cultures and stakeholder perspectives that comprise the situation within which a decision is to be made. In a recent article, we discussed the importance […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross “We believed that by opening ourselves to the wider world, we could harvest ideas that had so far escaped our notice, and in the process break free from company-centric ways of looking at technologies, markets and ourselves.” – Guido Jouret, former Cisco executive In this turbulent time, […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross It’s clear to most that the way we organize and lead our businesses must evolve to meet the challenges of our Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world. After the pandemic is gone, we will still have to deal with our climate crisis – a problem that touches […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross Nobody can predict the future, especially in this uncertain time of exponential change, but there are hard trends that we can use to confidently anticipate what lies before us. Our climate crisis is one of those hard trends. We are not going to list all of the scientific […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross Does your company have a purpose beyond profit? Organizations whose sole focus is on their own financial performance do not create the competitive differentiation or emotional engagement required for lasting success. An overemphasis on profit directs the organization inward, employees focus on short-term gains, there is little innovation, […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross It is becoming increasingly apparent to more and more people that we must take serious steps to address our climate crisis. Many businesses are responding, but in a half-hearted way… doing the minimum that allows them to point to their sustainability or carbon reduction efforts and say, “look […]
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by Bob Leonard Many people around the world are aware that our current growth economies and consumer societies are not working – they are the root causes of our climate crisis and many other societal woes. A few years ago thirty-three Italian towns banded together to protect their human-paced way of life from our […]
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by Bob Leonard and David Ross Organizations are finding it difficult to successfully address climate issues, and to take advantage of the opportunities inherent in our climate crisis, while relying on legacy thinking… mindsets that worked effectively in less turbulent times. Design thinking enables new, innovative approaches. The development of effective business strategies, […]
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By Bob Leonard and David Ross In previous articles, we discussed the need to develop a compelling vision and build a business strategy from it. There was a time when it was a best practice to establish and deliver long-term and detailed strategic plans. For many organizations, this approach is still a core practice. […]
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