I used to run the 21km half marathon competitively. While in Primary six, I remember winning several of these races in our village during local primary school competitions. But spotting talent and nurturing it is next to impossible especially if you are in a village school without opportunities to partake in the district competitions. Even if one makes it to the district, and wins, getting to the national level, let alone the regional level competitive sports event is not easy. You must be an outlier and also very lucky to get discovered. In the village, the best bet is to…
Is your strategy COVID-19 proof?
Get a copy of your strategic plan. What is the ‘strategy’ in your strategic plan document? What is your business model defined in your strategic plan document? How do you plan to create and sustain value? Open and go to the specific page in your strategic document with answers to these questions are answered. Chances are that you cannot find a specific page with those answers in your strategic plan. You are not alone. In these pandemic times, thinking differently is the sure way to win. The pandemic has brought business disruptions of unprecedented proportions. The winners had developed resilient…
What does transforming boldly mean to your team?
What is your long-term game? How do you create capabilities for sustainable and business profitable operations to win both in the medium and long-term? Already, margins in businesses are shrinking at a faster rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic and generally poor morale and so much misery. Now is the time to explore how to redefine your business or enterprise to emerge better positioned in the target market and resilient. What is your value creation proposition (strategy) and how to monetize it (business model) today and in the future to win and sustain your market advantages? Given the relentlessness of…
