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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Today’s 🎯 Savvy Strategy Secrets – In this 1 minute video, Laura Staples and I talk about what it takes to cascade strategy from vision to individual goals. #strategy #futureofwork #vision #strategicobjectives #leadership
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🌪️ Polycrisis.Sounds dramatic, right? But if you’re leading through today’s overlapping challenges — from tech shifts to talent gaps to economic uncertainty — you’re living it. The good news? You don’t need to control everything.You do need to lead with clarity, purpose, and adaptability. In this edition of my newsletter, I break down:✅ What the
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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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🧵 𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? This is one of the most terrifying trends I’ve seen in a long time. There’s a viral T-shirt going around that says: “Too Pretty to for a Job” or “Too Hot to Work”Some find it funny. I find it to be a flashing red light for business leaders. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱
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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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