Achieving ‘product-market fit’ – the alignment of the features of the product or service with the demands of a target market – is a priority for all organizations. New development efforts often pack a large number of features into the offering, increasing cost and complexity while all of the features may not provide benefit or […]
Where Does Confidence Come from When It’s Not Business as Usual?
The mantra of “Clarity, Confidence, Commitment” is commonly invoked in organizational management best practices to stress the importance of Leadership inspiring confidence, and ultimately commitment, through clear communication of strategic objectives in the context of clearly defined organizational structure and processes. This clear communication and established structure will enable individuals to understand their role and objectives […]
Originality and Value
Is anything ever completely new or original? I recently listened to a podcast from the TED Radio Hour on this topic and it encouraged me to think deeply about this idea of originality, newness and innovation. Let’s look at two popular examples: the iPhone and lean manufacturing. Was the iPhone new or original? Strong arguments […]
When Clarity Is Most Critical in Dealing with an Orphan
So you are experiencing the trials of dealing with a non-strategic orphan. You recognize that you need to explore your options to optimize resource utilization and customer satisfaction moving forward. You start down the list of the viable options; divest, discontinue or harvest. Because you recognize that although the product line is non-strategic to you […]
No “Blockbuster” without Clarity
Why is it that the book is almost always better than the movie? Is it because the ambiguity of the text in a book versus the concrete images of a movie allows us to bring more of our imagination into shaping the message of the book? With different contexts influencing us, despite picking up the […]
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