Digital Leaders Need to Maintain a Sense of Urgency Paid Members Public
The thing about hard things is that we tend to get used to them. While this is one of our great strengths as humans — consider our ability to overcome loss — it can be detrimental when this trait causes us to disengage with important topics. Sustained pressure or urgency can cause
In Ecommerce, Beware the Death of a Thousand Cuts Paid Members Public
Some businesses fail in spectacular fashion. In the last few months alone we have seen the implosion of several financial and technology companies as it has become clear their business models cannot survive outside of a ZIRP environment. When it comes to ecommerce, this is a rarer occurrence. Not because
Why Principle-Centered Leadership Matters Now Paid Members Public
Although the second half of 2022 has not been as volatile as many feared, it is clear that the economic climate will not be as clement in the months to come. With the IMF warning that a third of the world’s economies will find themselves in a recession this
Where Will Ecommerce in MENA Go in 2023? Paid Members Public
This article was originally written for The Brandberries. If 2020 and 2021 were the years in which ecommerce took flight across the region, 2022 was the year when gravity started taking its toll. Due to the rising costs of customer acquisition, digital development, and last mile fulfillment, growth this year
The Prisoner's Dilemma as a Solution for Office Politics Paid Members Public
The Prisoner's Dilemma is a situation in which two parties need to choose whether to cooperate. If both of them choose to work together the outcome is significantly better than if they choose not to. However, if one party cooperates while the other does not, the selfish party receives the
On Leadership Teams, Feedback, and Coaching Paid Members Public
Many executive teams do not perform anywhere near as well as they could. In particular, while all the members might be individually competent, they fail to become more than the sum of their parts – they are stuck in Tuckman's forming stage. Ideally, a CFO is not just a CFO, but
Do Not Confuse Limited Resources & Bad Leadership Paid Members Public
Airports. Few places share its ability to make or break your holiday experience. Anyone who doubted this will have been rudely disabused of that notion during the travel chaos last summer. Given I am the glass-half-full type, suffering through Miami airport at least provided me with inspiration for this post.
What a Road Trip by EV Taught Me About Digital Transformation Paid Members Public
This July, my wife and I attended a wedding in rural Sweden. Instead of the direct route from Stockholm to the venue, we decided to turn this into a week-long road trip covering almost 3000 km, by EV! From Stockholm to Åre, through to Kristiansund and down the coast past