Running a business without strategy is like driving your car without a clear destination and map to get there. It is both confusing and inefficient. Business isn’t something you make up as you go along. The leader needs ensure he/she is well informed about external industry dynamics and the needed related internal capabilities. The best leaders anticipate, then create the future using a well-informed strategy to make it happen. They also ensure everyone in the organization is clear about this direction and why it’s important.
What Are You Not Seeing? Strategic Blind Spots Every CEO Should Address Every once in a while, I like to interrupt the flow of one of my Vistage meetings or…
The Growth Trap There is a dangerous assumption many business owners make when things start moving in the right direction. They see revenue increasing, backlog growing, new opportunities appearing, the…
Central Thesis Leadership is layered, not linear. Enduring organizations align several layers—self‑leadership, team development, clear strategy, disciplined execution,…
Introduction Leadership, whether of a startup; Small, mid-sized, or large firm; team; church; or any organization, must work…
Armstrong walks you through the layered approach, showing how great leaders don't just build businesses; they build other…
The New Makers of Modern Strategy reminds leaders that strategy isn’t a binder—it’s a living set of choices…
By understanding and addressing the stages of hubris born of success, undisciplined pursuit of more, denial of risk…
The transition from good to great is not easy, but it is possible with the right mindset, leadership,…
By understanding the nature of illusions, their causes, and strategies for addressing them, managers and leaders can foster…
For small business owners, this book offers actionable insights that can transform how you position your brand in…
"Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies" by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras offers invaluable insights…
In a world full of slide decks and “big ideas,” the winners are the teams that ship. Bossidy…
Markets are noisy, talent is scarce, and attention is fleeting. The teams that win aren’t just fast—they’re deliberate.…
From tax shelters to AI recommendation engines, the advantage increasingly goes to whoever best manipulates the rules. If…
This isn’t just about General Electric. It’s about any company—big or small—that grows faster than its systems, confuses…
If you want your company to outlast your own leadership, start with BE 2.0 by Jim Collins. Use…
At the center of Traction is the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a practical framework designed to help leadership…
In Winning, Jack Welch shares hard-earned lessons about competition, strategy, people management, and organizational culture. Rather than offering…
Introduction Straight from the Gut is Jack Welch’s candid and deeply personal account of his journey from a…
Jack Trout isn’t subtle with the title. And he doesn’t need to be. His point is simple and…
Start With Why – Simon Sinek Why this book matters Most leaders know what they do. Many know…
Tom Searcy’s central argument is simple: instead of chasing dozens of small, transactional deals, you identify and pursue…
Parrott makes this clear early: the biggest opportunities don’t come from isolated trends. They come from convergence. AI…
Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership: What You Can Learn From the Top 25 Business People of Our…
Every leader, every operator, every person trying to build something meaningful runs into the same problem: we don’t…
At the center of the story is a struggling company brought back by a leader who does one…
Philip Kotler makes a distinction most people miss. Marketing is not advertising. It is not branding. It is…
Kaplan and Norton argue that strategy must become a management system—something that shows up in how you plan,…
American Icon by Bryce G. Hoffman tells the story of Ford Motor Company in the years leading up…
Hamel’s central argument is simple and uncomfortable: If you are not reinventing your business, someone else is. He…
Handy’s central idea is simple, but it’s not comfortable: the world of stable organizations, predictable careers, and linear…
The Gods of Management Charles Handy’s The Gods of Management is one of those books that gives you…
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