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Intent vs. Volume: The Trade-Off No One Talks About

You can’t be everything to everyone. This is the battle of modern business. Chasing volume. But sliding into the realm of being a commodity. You have to make a trade: volume or intent. Volume alone isn’t a strategy. Mass market is fine. Just make sure it is your choice. If you don’t, that’s drift. Dressed […]

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 […]

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 Confidence Game

Why you know what to do…but don’t do it. Lately, we’ve been following a narrative arc. We started with CFA: Choice, Focus, Action. The operating system of strategy. We moved on to The Strategy Stack. Five questions every organization must answer to act effectively. Last we, I gave you The Strategic Health Scorecard. A diagnostic […]

THE STRATEGY STACK: STRATEGIC HEALTH SCORECARD

Hi. I’ve shared two frameworks with you:’ Today, I want to give you a gift to start putting these ideas to work in your business. The Strategy Stack: Strategic Health Scorecard. How Healthy Is Your Strategy? Have you ever had the feeling? Something isn’t right. Revenue is steady. But it is harder to meet your […]

Why I Keep Writing About Live Nation

What Talking Tickets is about for readers, old and new. Why Live Nation? Why Now? I’ve been writing a lot about Live Nation over the last few days. The trial. The secret settlement. The unsealed documents. The David Marcus reply on LinkedIn. It’s a lot. Especially since I don’t really ever write about or think […]