Very interesting! Can’t imagine how sales breakthroughs could possibly come from such little tweaking of your product or service. I like personally the example of putting shopping carts in the middle of shopping center since I so often avoid going back to the front to get one! The Three-Minute-Rule is insightful! ” At our venture capital firm, Cue Ball,...

Simplicity and the Hedgehog! what a subject to blog about. As I am going through the best performing CEO’s in the decade by HBR, I kept wondering about the single utmost important thing these CEO’s mastered, which put their names there!. What’s the difference between HBR 100 most performing CEO’s and CEO’s in the rest of the world,...

“Complexity is one of the largest problems plaguing organizations, and most leaders yearn for more simplicity. But don’t confuse simple with easy. Ridding your organization, department, or process of unnecessary complexity requires careful attention. Remember these three Cs when trying to restore simplicity: Collaboration. Silos are the enemy of...

“We spend a lot of time and energy at work trying not to fail. However, most people describe their failures as an important part of learning and growing. Adapt a growth mindset and accept that failure is part of the process of skill development. People with a growth mindset feel smart when they’re learning, not just when they’re succeeding....

“George Orwell wrote: “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.” Insincerity is also the enemy of branding. Too often organizations bring in branding experts to come up with a new image rather than facing important flaws or dealing with underlying problems in what already exists. Brands that capture the essence of a product or service are...