Despite how much is written about strategy and how much money is spent on it, academics and consultants continue to report chronic strategy practice failures: I argue that one reason for the failures is that strategy is still not fully defined. I’ve collected 75 concepts and definitions of strategy from...

The progress of health care throughout history can be measured by innovations. Vaccine developments, new therapeutics, and life-saving medical devices have all played a critical role in drastically moving the needle to improve the quality of care available to people, saving lives and money. Technology, a key driver of innovation...

A New Ownership Tool for an Evolving Marketplace: The past twenty years has seen a slow but steady shift in how businesses organize and operate, with an increasing number looking beyond the short term goal of simply maximizing financial profits for shareholders.  From an organizational standpoint, more and more companies are...

At my company, we spend our time helping other companies scale internationally, which means that we end up working with a lot of international teams. It doesn’t hurt that our own team has been international since 2016. We have people from Australia, the Philippines, the United States, India and Jamaica...

The concept of working from home ricochets around the media like an echo in a canyon, and the stories reveal an interesting duality. First, most employees whose jobs can be done from home actually enjoy it and would like all or at least some of their job to exist there;...

Cybercrimes are a type of crime that is just as harmful in the online world as it is in the physical one. Personal property theft, fraud, and bribery are common cybercrime activities. The distinction is that with cybercrimes, the victim can be found anywhere on the planet: Cybercriminals utilize the...

Just as you need a blueprint to build a house, you need plans to define the structure of your organization from the ground up. So how do you create a business process blueprint, and how do you integrate it into your organization’s culture? Try these three strategies. Everyone’s jumped into something...

Staving off workforce attrition requires, among other things, continuous learning and development for employees. Workers are looking for development on the job, and workplaces that prioritize enhancing team members' knowledge enjoy 15% boosts in employee engagement. Below are strategies leaders need to know for sidestepping the Great Resignation onslaught through...

Up ahead is the proverbial road to business success.  It’s a narrow road, flanked by a constantly changing landscape. There are potholes, steep drop-offs at the edge, and sharp turns that hide what’s coming next.  Luckily, you’re on a bus.  It’s a big bus, with everyone on your team seated...