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John Breyault thinks that monopolies are gonna monopoly…I agree.

My guest today is John Breyault. John is with the National Consumers League. His work is on consumer protection. This made a conversation about the Live Nation trial timely. We cover a lot of ground about Live Nation and tickets including: And, more! I’ve written too many words about this case, but if you haven’t […]

The Frame I Own

Simon Sinek has “Why.” Clayton Christensen has “Disruption.” I have “Drift.” Not bad strategy. Not bad decisions. Not failure. Motion…without direction. The illusion of strategy. The absence of direction. That’s what I search for in organizations. Successful ones. Revenues growing. Customers steady. But something feels off. That feeling? Drift. The Strategy Stack is my cure. […]

Leadership in Transition: What Weil’s Succession Plan Reveals About Strategy, Not Just Succession

Barry Wolf is stepping back. Ramona Nee is stepping up. Weil is doing everything right…on paper. A two-year overlap. New committees focused on the future. Clear timelines. A date-certain handoff. But the real test of a handoff isn’t in the mechanics. It is whether Nee can avoid two traps. Trap one: Trying to be Barry Wolf. Imitation […]

Premium Seating’s Consistency Problem

How to fill seats when the buzz wears off Walk into any new or renovated arena. Premium seating…as far as the eye can see. Capital One Arena: 4,500 new premium seats. FC Barcelona: tripling Camp Nou’s hospitality inventory. The trend is everywhere. The real problem isn’t building the seats. It’s filling them. Consistently. The first […]

The Three Mirages: Why Organizations Chase the Wrong Targets

There’s a feeling we are all familiar with. Working hard. Growing. Adding clients. Opening offices. Can’t quite keep up. But something feels off. Like you are chasing something elusive. Likely a mirage…I’ve identified three that seduce more organizations than anything else. The Money Mirage: “Growth” becomes “success.” Revenue. Headcount. New markets. New offices. Measurable. Addictive. […]

The “Most Feared” Law Firm Wants to Be Liked…That’s a Strategy Problem.

Quinn Emanuel, the “most feared” litigation firm, is considering a rebrand? In the UK. A new logo?A softer image? A different position? The headlines call it a brand problem. The headlines are wrong. This is a strategy problem wearing a marketing costume. But Quinn Emanuel isn’t alone. Across the legal industry, firms are drifting. Chasing […]

The Focusing Question

You know the feeling. You are stuck. Something needs to change. But every option feels important. So…you do nothing. That’s the Confidence Gap. You know what to do. But you hesitate anyway. There is a way out. It begins with one simple question. The Focusing Question This is the question that frames the work you […]