Is the office really the problem?
So, the whole homeworking/back to the office thing. Maybe we're looking at the wrong problem. What if the real issue isn't that people...
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Hamish Mackenzie
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The power delusion
The most interesting thing about Elon Musk's "homeworking is unacceptable" memo isn't whether he's right or not. It's that he thinks he...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Mission aborted
It’s traditional for organizations to create a mission statement. Unfortunately, most companies don’t define what that means and default...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Rotten service.
I’m pretty sure that, like me, you can probably count the number of products and services that truly surprise and delight you on the...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Built not found
A lot of people seem to think they need to "take" or "find" the road to success. The reality is that everyone needs to BUILD that road...
Hamish Mackenzie
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3 things to cut out
Here are 3 things no business will need in 2022: A 5-year strategic plan: Anything beyond a year is sketchy at best and a complete...
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Power cut principles
What to do when faced with an unexpected challenge.
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Don’t cut out the middle man.
When large organizations embark on a cost cutting exercise, the axe often falls fastest and hardest on layers of middle management. It’s...
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Disruptive competence.
Many business leaders seem to believe they can’t succeed if they aren’t “changing the game”, “disrupting the market” or “leading the...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Differentiate without flushing.
In addition to the tragic human toll, the pandemic has killed off a lot of businesses. As a result, the average strength of those left...
Hamish Mackenzie
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3 Inexpensive Innovation Ideas
Most organizations seem to believe innovation is all about disrupting business models, adding new features to products, or launching a...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Stop or go?
Not many people are reckless enough to run a red light, putting themselves and others in danger. But occasionally, we’re all faced with a...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Forget the "new normal"
Can we please all agree to stop talking about the "new normal"? It's a mirage. All there is and will be is constant change, which may...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Embrace hybrid working
We should have all realized by now that neither 100% work at home nor 100% work at the office is a good state of affairs for most...
Hamish Mackenzie
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I'm no Einstein but...
‘The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.’ That Einstein was quite a smart...
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Stop being customer-driven
An obsession with being customer-driven comes a close second to humble leadership in my pantheon of horrible modern business bromides....
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Enough is enough.
I've been reading (ok, listening to) "Anything you want" by Derek Sivers and he said something which really resonated with me. It was...
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Adversity is overrated.
I know everyone loves a good story about the hero who faces severe adversity and triumphs anyway. But for most people, it would be a lot...
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Where are you now?
When it comes to repositioning your biotech business, you need a thorough understanding of where you are now, and the new position you...
Hamish Mackenzie
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Simple, not easy.
It's biotech positioning week! This is the first in a series of excerpts from my forthcoming ebook: "Biotech Positioning for Growth &...
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