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A selection of insights to reflect on and boost ideas.
The captain´s strategy: strategy vs. opportunity
We try to keep our eyes open to opportunities, over and over again. We try to detect them, own them and turn them into good business. Even more, we’ve been…
Forecasting in times of uncertainty
The focus on growth is on the agenda of most companies, but cost pressure is increasing, especially in periods of recession or general uncertainty such as the current one. How…
Planning in high uncertainty
Companies have very diverse planning systems, from robust and structured to simple and intuitive, but they all share a common factor: they are insufficient to make key business decisions.
Whoever is free of errors, better not make investment decisions
Among the multiple decisions that a person must make, it is presumed that investment decisions are one of those that should be more “rational”. This belief may be supported by…
Framing decisions or how Michelangelo sculpted David
On many occasions, we start making decisions to solve a problem long before we really understand why we want to solve it and what we want to achieve. By doing…
In times of trouble, sunk cost. How to make decisions looking ahead
There are many traps that our minds face when making a decision. There are many biases that divert our reasoning, leading us to make decisions with little clarity and sometimes…
Not all roads lead to Rome
Experiencing the peace of mind of having considered and evaluated all possible strategies when deciding is a difficult dream to achieve. How does an executive know that key strategies have…
From reaction to sustainable change, strategies to capitalize the lessons we learnt
Last year was all about reaction. Businesses had to change their pace to adapt to a new world order. A year after the pandemic started, we are challenged to embrace and…
What not to do when working with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The use of indicators that help us detect changes in those variables with greatest impact is key to carrying out corrective actions and capturing opportunities on time. However, not all…