HW Richardson Adaptive Strategy Case Study: Founded by Robert Richardson in 1944, HW Richardson Group is New Zealand’s largest privately owned transport business. His grandson, Bill Richardson, grew...
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The Leadership Trap
“It is hard to survive in the jungle when you have been trained in a zoo.”Sonja Blignaut Organisations invest a lot of money in leadership development programs that, while well-meaning, ultimately...
TheBoardProwebinar, ‘Adaptive Strategy: The Changing Paradigm of Management Thinking,’ examines the critical shift in the boardroom, where traditional strategic planning methods are no longer...
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Unlocking Adaptive Strategy with the OODA Loop: A Modern Approach to Managing Uncertainty
In today's world, organisations face unprecedented levels of complexity and uncertainty. The traditional, linear approach to strategy—where you plan for a predictable future—often falls short. Enter...
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Beyond the Bug: The CrowdStrike Affair
Summary: A faulty piece of software from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused global IT meltdowns. While the impact of the incident was unprecedented, the nature of the event was...
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Case Study - MetService Project Prioritisation
MetService - Te Ratonga Tirorangi, New Zealand's national meteorological service, sought to enhance their project prioritisation amidst a rapidly changing strategic landscape. To address this...
In the world of sports, the pursuit of victory often mirrors warfare. The strategies and tactics used by military leaders can be applied to sports. John Boyd‘s "Patterns of Conflict," offers a host...
Some organizations become a “self-licking ice cream cone.” This is a system that exists only to sustain itself. It will never achieve any meaningful outcomes. These entities justify their existence...
In any competitive environment, adapting to evolving situations is a hallmark of winners. John Boyd, imparts an invaluable lesson in his brief "Patterns of Conflict":
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Are you building adaptive capacity?
Whether you are thriving or just surviving in the current climate, the need has never been greater to build adaptive capacity. Some of the challenges we’re hearing about are:
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Project Prioritisation: A Better Way
The result of a conventional strategy is often a big list of things to do. This list combines the things we are already doing with the exciting new stuff that we want to do in the next few years.
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Santa’s ICE Innovation®
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from AGLX! This comic was written by Meg Cummins & Steve McCrone, and illustrated by Meg Cummins. You can download a high resolution version here. Looking to...