It’s so often the case that organizations and individuals know what to do, but for whatever reasons don’t actually do it. I’ve seen new CEOs who have arrived and quite reasonably done a strategic review, out of which came promising-sounding initiatives and much Read More

Andrew explains how finding key maneuvers to nudge things in the right direction can be more beneficial than pursuing grand all-at-once change efforts. Read More

Experts in every sector have the tendency to push the ‘best’ solution onto clients. As a consequence, they often end up working hard to nearly-but-not-quite satisfy them. They also tend to converge on the same technical solutions, so failing to differentiate themselves. Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Newsletter, Strategy, Value Building

Andrew Bass’s Pragmatics Newsletter August 2013 Practical techniques and thought-provoking ideas Main article takes under 4 minutes to read. Subscribe at www.bassclusker.com/newsletter: https://staging-2.bassclusker.com//newsletter Please pass this on to colleagues who you think will find it interesting: ‘sharing’ link in the Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Innovation, Strategy, Value Building

Your biggest competitor is often “We’ll do it ourselves” or “We’ll do without”. You address this by understanding your customer better. This is a totally different approach to competition from looking across at rivals and trying to do what they Read More