Your company is winning. Revenue is up, market share is stable, and the board likes what it sees. But look past the numbers and a real question is waiting: is this a strategy, or just an extrapolation of what’s worked so far? That distinction matters more than it sounds like it should. Extrapolation works fine …
Why “If It Ain’t Broke” Is the Most Dangerous Thing Your CEO Can Say Right Now
Somewhere right now, in a leadership meeting on some continent, someone who isn’t the CEO is trying to raise an uncomfortable question: what if the formula behind years of record results is starting to expire? And somewhere right now, a CEO is shutting that question down, defending the numbers as though the challenge were aimed …
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Ep 39 – “Trendslop”: Why AI Keeps Giving Strategists the Same Answer
You’ve started leaning on AI for your strategy work. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — pick your favorite. You’ve fed it your hardest question, the one that’s been on your desk for weeks. And the answer came back in seconds. Polished. Balanced. Articulate. It mentioned differentiation. It mentioned long-term thinking. It suggested you augment your team rather …
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