You are what you measure: Why effective metrics are the heart of performance management. In the Forbes article “You Are What You Measure,” Jacob Drucker points out an essential truth: if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. This idea isn’t just theoretical; it’s at the heart and soul of effective performance management. Imagine your organization’s performance as a roadmap to success, where strategic goals meet practical execution. Measurement is the compass that keeps you on the […]

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Businesses are operating in a tumultuous world full of risk and uncertainty.  “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg The World Economic Forum highlights how today’s challenges are fuelled by the frequency and complexity of threats across risk categories, from geopolitics to economic […]

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What are strategy frameworks, and why are they so useful?   “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy Strategy has ancient roots, with one of the earliest documented discussions in Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” written around 400 B.C. This seminal work on military strategy has influenced […]

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What is merger integration, and why does it fail so often?   Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Having been involved in numerous deals, I’ve learned firsthand that if you don’t plan carefully, you’re in for a rough ride once two organizations operate as one. The statistics of […]

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The historical context and a sporting example of a customer lead approach.   The phrase “the customer is king” was popularized in the early 1900s by retail legends Harry Gordon Selfridge, John Wanamaker, and Marshall Field. While it’s true that customer expectations and behaviour can make or break a business, they’re not the only voices you […]

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Why strategic execution is the ultimate game-changer. James Clear, renowned thought leader and author of Atomic Habits, once said, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” It’s a powerful reminder that ambition alone isn’t enough. Success depends on the inside-out structures and processes to […]

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Accelerating demand for metals and minerals driven by the energy transition revolution. The outlook is clear. The demand for critical metals and minerals is advancing dramatically as the energy transition gathers momentum globally. Rare metals and minerals such as lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and graphite are some of the essential components in many clean energy […]

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A world beset with continued challenges.  According to the International Monetary Fund, global recovery remains subdued, with growing regional divergences and little room for economic policy mishaps. The baseline forecast expects global growth to slow from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024, well below the historical (2000–19) […]

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Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) said, “AI will probably most likely end the world, but in the meantime, there will be great companies.” The rapidly changing technology landscape pressures management teams to transform organizations. Generative AI (GenAI), a cutting-edge technology, accelerates this need to change. According to an article in Forbes in January 2023, venture […]

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“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu We live in a time of great complexity. Today’s business leaders need to navigate an environment that changes by the hour. The uncertainty faced by businesses today makes development of clear, robust, and well communicated […]

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