Don't Leave Change to Chance ... Gain the Edge and Beat the Odds

To win, you must stay relevant, always.         The competitive world is moving faster than ever. Innovation is attacking from every corner. Expectations are   constantly changing.   All competitive advantages are temporary.  Today, success is not about how much         money you have raised, how well you can execute against a plan or how creative your solutions were yesterday.     Ask Yourself:   Are you evolving fast enough? Are you innovating ahead of the curve? Are you mapping your capabilities to tomorrow? Are you staying relevant?     To compete and win, you must shift your mind and change your actions. You and your company have a unique DNA with a unique path to emergence. Winning is no longer about static planning processes, pre-conceived charts, graphs and anecdotes. Your victory depends on how you   i)   Align with Uncertainty —Adjust to the dynamic world around you;   ii) ...

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       Break the chains NOW. Make the need to evolve a part of who you are. Make it a part of your company’s DNA. Get Your Head out of the Boat: https://lnkd.in/gheJn3J        The caterpillar evolves because it is in her nature to do so. She is not chained to her past. As she evolves from Larva to Pupa to Butterfly, she leaves her past behind—she makes her old self obsolete. She is able to survive while focusing on evolving. She builds her own future and is not satisfied with just enhancing her day to day performance (e.g. eating, crawling, etc.). You must not leave change to chance.   You can gain the Caterpillar’s Edge too. Evolve, always. “Chain of habits are too weak to be felt until they are too strong.”                          ...

         Make your own history and invent your future, constantly. Apply the basics dynamically. Don’t deny the potential of the force of insight from data analytics, but don’t rely on technology or data scientists to rescue your future.         From the days of the Silk Road and forever after, in business it is always the age of “uncertainty” and the age of “flux and agility.” Remember, the choice to shape your own tomorrow is yours—and it has always been that way. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” —Alan Kay, Computer Scientist         The future belongs to leaders who have the will and the foresight to allow themselves and their organizations to use the force of data analytics as the wind in the sails of their imagination and innovation. The best tennis players understand that a good tennis racket may help improve their game, but will not make...

        History, the great teacher, suggests that the basics of strategizing, blocking, and tackling have not changed over decades and perhaps over centuries. Strategy formulation has always been a lot more than tinkering with process.  History also points to the source of failure: refusal to alter our mindset and approach in order to deal with change and uncertainty.         The challenge ahead is how to adhere to the basics of business while breaking the rules and detaching from old habits. Experts over the ages agree that good strategy is rooted in figuring out “what not to do.” Apply that advice when planning for your future: choose not to strategize statically in a dynamic world. Decide to challenge yourself and alter your thinking and actions. Lip service around change and agility will not result in success! “Going to church doesn’t make YOU a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes YOU a car.” —Billy Sunday, Baseball Hero ...

    The future will be ruled by visionary leaders who are not derailed by the hoopla of big data and analytics and are focused on comprehension, innovation, and strategy. Leaders who see information and data as a critical asset and not just a byproduct of doing business will gain the winning edge by discovering advantages and adjusting course as needed.     The force of insight from data is without a doubt massive and getting increasingly more powerful. Although technology facilitates the access to the force and the insight it carries, it does not guarantee a win in the marketplace. Advantages don’t magically appear because we are “competing on analytics.”  They are a result of “competing on analytically informed strategies.”     Fuel your strategies with a constant flow of innovation coupled with rapid and decisive actions.  Put this force data analytics and its offspring, insight, behind your thinking and doing. Com...

Many people think that businesses should develop a strategy and stick to it at all costs ...  But Sid Mohasseb, serial entrepreneur, investor, venture capitalist, and former the Head of Strategic Innovation for KPMG’s Strategy Practice teaches an entirely different approach: It’s the ability to adjust your strategy, almost constantly, that brings success. The environment is uncertain and changing, and changing with it is vital. Sid teaches that we must push for more and evolve from one approach to another.  For the full article by Skip Prichard < Click Here >