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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...

Hamish Mackenzie
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Stable doors.
Exit interviews are a classic example of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. In my experience, the feedback you get is...

Hamish Mackenzie
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Win or learn.
I try not to post quotes from other people too often. As someone who aspires to be a thought leader, I feel like I should be focusing...

Hamish Mackenzie
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Power cut principles
What to do when faced with an unexpected challenge.

Hamish Mackenzie
2 min read


Oxymoron Alert: “Leadership Training”
The terms “leadership” and “management” often seem to get used interchangeably. Which is a problem, since they are two very different...

Hamish Mackenzie
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Time Sinks.
The executives who complain to me that they have never have enough time are usually those who are either a) terrible at delegating, or b)...

Hamish Mackenzie
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Situational Speed.
The Audi RS3 I’m about to return to the dealer has 400 horsepower and maxes out at 280km/h. Germany’s derestricted autobahns have allowed...

Hamish Mackenzie
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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...

Hamish Mackenzie
2 min read


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
1 min read


Headstart.
Counterintuitively, it takes a lot of effort to become more efficient and productive. At least at the beginning. You have to change...

Hamish Mackenzie
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