Maximizing Growth: The Benefits of Installing a Board of Directors for SMEs
Running a small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) can be challenging, especially in today’s fast-paced business environment. One way that SMEs can improve their chances of…
The danger of CEO/chairs: why companies should separate these key roles
Proponents of separating the CEO and Board Chair roles argue that enterprise companies need strong governance to effectively manage risk and make informed decisions. An…
Maximizing Financial Success in Crisis: The Benefits of Investing in a Business Strategy
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly vulnerable to financial challenges during times of crisis. To weather these storms and come out on top, SMEs…
The top 5 emotional benefits of a clear business strategy – for leaders and entrepreneurs
Having a clearly defined business strategy is not only beneficial for the growth and success of the company – but also for your own emotional…
The Power of Positive Thinking: How to Empower Your Mind
During my teenage years I struggled to understand what people meant when they said, “Alex, you need to think more positively”. Not only didn’t I…
5 Steps to Self-empower Your Life Today
Self-empowerment is like a super-power. It’s about recognizing your own potential and taking the necessary steps to achieve it. When you are self-empowered, you feel…
10 Ways to Empower Your Business Through a Well-defined Strategy
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Emotions in Business: How to Turn Fear into Success with a Clear Strategy
Being responsible for a business can be a whirlwind of emotions, from the excitement of a new opportunity to the fear of not being able…
Strategize with Heart: The Role of Emotions in Designing Business Strategy
When it comes to business strategy, people tend to think of numbers, data, and logical decision-making. But what many don’t realize is that emotions play…
How to Regain Control When You Feel Helpless
I used to worry A LOT. I spent so much energy worrying about things outside of my control that I often felt helpless; and it got to…
How to turn regret into clarity for a self-empowered life
Achieving clarity is a pre-requisite to living a self-empowered life. But what is clarity? It is knowing how you want to live. One way to find clarity…
How Strategy Empowers You and Your Business
My life is a reflection of the power of strategy. I grew up as a working class kid in the 80s and early 90s in…
Why Porsche Is Flying High, And Boeing Isn’t
Volkswagen, Porsche’s parent company, is planning to take Porsche public. Investors expect it to be one of Europe’s largest-ever listings; the IPOs could raise more…
How you have the most productive day
Ask any business owner how they’re doing, and chances are high you’ll get a response like “Overwhelmed”, “Busy”, or even “Taking it day by day”.…
The Four Winning Mindsets for your Breakthrough Life
The Four Winning Mindsets for your Breakthrough Life In our current times of transformation, global crises, and search for meaning, mindset is more important than…
How passion-driven entrepreneurs create reinforcing loops
When we realize a change, a problem, or threat to a status quo we naturally try to regain balance. We panic or develop fear, and…
The Four steps to Intentionally Creating Success
The Four steps to Intentionally Creating Success - Nearly half of new businesses fail within the first 5 years And one of the top reasons? No
How Fear and Complacency Stand in the Way of Your Strategy
How Fear and Complacency Stand in the Way of Your Strategy By Alex Brueckmann A friend recently told me how much he enjoyed riding the ancient tractor
Why not
No-one really cares about your purpose – Start with why NOT Your purpose is meaningless unless you do something with it. Your WHY is just…
6 Critical Capabilities in a Post-pandemic World
While we are still fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the next crises are already lurking in the background, around the corner. Inevitably, there will be another…
The Business of Habits
The Business of Habits By Alex Brueckmann Habits are something mighty. So mighty they can destroy you: drinking, smoking, doing drugs, eating junk food. Other habits are
Let’s unbuzz the buzzword Strategy
Let’s unbuzz the buzzword “Strategy” What Strategy is, and what it is not: If you asked five of your colleagues what 'strategy' is, the odds are
The culture imperative for executives
The culture imperative for executives - The supercharged organization Culture is everywhere. Every organization, department or team has one. They either consciously created it, honed it
How corporate jargon kills performance
How corporate jargon kills performance - One of the most interesting characteristics I try to uncover at the start of a collaboration with a client
You have a 90% chance of being in a company that has a skills gap
You have a 90% chance of being in a company that has a skill gap. You also have a 60% chance of being in one
What is your legacy?
You will leave one behind - if you want to or not! Have you ever thought about the legacy you want to leave behind as a
Why your business strategy needs purpose – and why you need a solid strategy in the first place
I first got in touch with strategy as a discipline in business school and found the subject incredibly boring. It was taught with little corporate
Organizational values – Let’s play a game of buzzword bingo!
Organizational Values are an interesting, fun to explore subject. I challenge you to play a game of buzzword bingo with me. Take out a pen
Imagining the post-pandemic corporation: what makes a great vision?
Let’s think ahead. With the Covid19 vaccination roll out in full swing, leaders are now imagining the post-pandemic organization. Visualizing how your business should look
Navigating the terminology jungle – A glossary on Organizational Identity
Navigating the terminology jungle – A glossary on Organizational Identity