Strategy

08
Dec

What kind of leader will you be in 2021?

While recent news about vaccines gives us hope that there is change coming, we also know that we will not[…]
1 min read
28
Jul

Maintain + Sustain: Do you have a strategy?

When the pandemic started to affect each of our businesses, many of us believed we were facing a rough few[…]
1 min read
28
May

Covid-19: Fresh Lessons for Climate

Covid-19 reminds us of lessons for managing climate challenges that hold true whether or not you’re working in “unprecedented” times: DO listen[…]
1 min read
09
Aug

Business, Climate and “Agnostic Adaptation”

I recently published an article on business leaders who are addressing climate adaptation with the help of an “agnostic adaptation” approach.[…]
4 min read
24
Jan

Legs, Legacy and Liquidity

Ambition drives strategy. Looking to their future, leaders want some mix of legs, legacy and liquidity from their ventures. Trying[…]
3 min read
08
Jul
Goldilocks and the Three Strategies: A Management Fable

Goldilocks and the Three Strategies: A Management Fable

Goldilocks was CEO of Golden Honey, a moderately successful start-up. She had built up a nice little brand, including ardent[…]
4 min read
09
Nov
Stranded assets, stranded egos and stranded careers

Stranded assets, stranded egos and stranded careers

Stranded assets are a big barrier to change. Both environmental and economic progress can be stifled by stranded assets. But[…]
6 min read
20
Sep

The Easiest Environmental Decision You’ll Ever Make

Hillary Clinton says: “Climate change is an urgent threat and a defining challenge of our time.” Donald Trump says: “I[…]
3 min read
29
Aug

Mylan, EpiPen and the Fog of CSR

Mylan has received plenty of attention lately for the decision to dramatically increase pricing for the life-saving EpiPen.  The intense[…]
5 min read
18
Jul

Redesigning EHS amid the chaos

It seems strange to talk about organization amid all the current national and global turmoil.  But people still have to[…]
2 min read