Four ways to think again
BOARDROOM INSIGHTS - challenge what you know.
BOARDROOM MIRRORS - challenge what you see in yourself.
BOARDROOM MEDITATIONS - challenge what you take for granted.
BOARDROOM EDGES - challenge what you're comfortable with.
What Kind of World Are You Doing Business In?
Before you debate the pitch, the acquisition or next year’s budget, ask a simpler question: what kind of world are you operating in? In Extremistan, the logic that works in stable businesses can lead you to ruin.
From one to zero
It takes a founder seven years or more to reach a successful exit. It often takes the acquirer only a few to return to zero. Peter Thiel’s Zero to One explains why, as long as you read it in mirror writing.
The Directing Mind
More than 2,000 years ago, the Stoics described the directing mind: the reason that decides what is a tragedy, a triumph, a lesson or noise. Today, that mind sits around the board table. And its strength depends on whether each mind remembers it is only a part of the whole.
Reflections of Imperfection
Imagine a magic mirror in your boardroom that shows the truth, nothing but the truth. Would your executives and board members be happy to look into it? The first question for any mirror is whether it is safe to look.