In today’s Savvy Strategy Secrets, Laura Staples unpacks the 3 types of business cultures as outlined in the book,𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 by Michael Treacy and Fred Weirsema. While you need to be competent at all 3, she makes the argument that you can only excel at 1 – and that you need the […]
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💭 “Ah, a typical values conflict for 2025.” That one sentence from Anneli Blundell CSP (She/Her) stopped me cold. It was sparked by a conversation about whether we should say “please” and “thank you” to AI—something I used to do religiously. But what happens when courtesy has a carbon footprint? 🌱Or when you rely on
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9 years ago I was on Necker Island with Richard Branson, George and Amal Clooney, Sister Helen Prejean (who wrote Dead Man Walking)and Anthony Ray Hinton who had just been released from death row after decades of wrongful incarceration (among others). This was a few months before Brexit and 6 months before Trump’s first term.
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I’ve gotten VERY busy recently with bespoke #AI demos. Just this past week I’ve done demos for the senior leadership team of a major Sydney builder, a diverse group of small business owners, EAs, change management specialists – and the Project Management Institute of NZ. Thank you Dr Olga Lozova from PMINZ for this wonderful
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We’re no longer operating in an environment where slow and steady wins the race. In the age of AI, climate disruption, and workforce reinvention, playing it safe is the riskiest move you can make. The organizations – and individuals – that will thrive tomorrow are the ones bold enough to evolve today – questioning assumptions,
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Today I wave my magic wand 🪄 and give you permission to use #AI. Why do you need my permission? You don’t clearly, but some people find it useful. 😀 A few months ago I heard of an author who proudly puts something like, “Written entirely by a human” on his books. He sees this
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Today’s 🎯 Savvy Strategy Secrets – The 4 Cs required to activate business strategy Laura Staples‘ thinking has evolved around this model. The 4th quadrant is now Cadence – because Courage underpins all of the 4 quadrants. Video length – 1:25 #strategy #futureofwork #vision #strategicobjectives #leadership
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⚠️ The World Happiness Report is out – and it’s just sad. Burnout. Loneliness. Trust at all-time lows. The silent crisis in our workplaces is that we’re still clinging to outdated leadership models built for a world that no longer exists – which is making this worse. Tweaking outdated processes is not enough – we
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Today I am going behind the scenes on OpenAI’s ChatGPT to show you:• A simple toggle to help you protect your data• Two different settings to help make your experience more authentically you Check it here.#FutureOfWork #leadership #AI #EveryDayAI
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🚀✨𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦! 𝗠𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! 🎉 After months of refining, reimagining, and rewriting (with a few cups of coffee and late-night bursts of inspiration), I’m thrilled to officially unveil the newly revamped KimSeelingSmith . com! This isn’t just a facelift—it’s a full transformation designed to reflect who I am today and the work
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