by Robin Dicks | Sep 16, 2016 | Robin's Blog
Brexit means uncertainty. Should leaders, marketers and other heads try and ignore it, in the hope that it will go away? Should they plan on the basis of an outcome they hope will happen? Or should they give in to the uncertainty and not plan at all? Should they promote hard, or accept reduced budgets? Or should they rethink where they can really add value – click here for some thoughts on how leaders can really respond positively to the challenge and help build the firm’s performance. I’ll talk about the role of scenario planning also in a future...
by Robin Dicks | Aug 14, 2015 | Robin's Blog
It may not be the first source of theory or advice many people look for, but there was a recent article about how the Sky cycling team took a disappointing 2104 Tour de France and questioned a variety of things which ultimately led to their success this year. The general manager, Dave Brailsford, talks in this article about the desire to not accept “its OK” and the process to build much better performance from the team. You don’t need to be a lycra wearing weekend warrior to be able to consider the points and perhaps apply some of the...
