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New Strategies You Need to Embrace

by Ian Smith | Feb 25, 2011 | Compelling Stories, Operational Tips, Repositioning, Strategy

As a leader within an SMB or a large public group, reading the latest WSJ or books from Seth, Bill Taylor, Hugh MacLeod, Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, you might believe the world has changed forever. Add crazy valuations like $60Bn for a social network...

Dad, What Do You Do at Work?

by Ian Smith | Dec 24, 2010 | Compelling Stories, Maximize exit proceeds, Positioning drives growth, Repositioning

Confusion This post was inspired by the recent WSJ article of the same name. Of course it’s a question we are constantly asked. In fact it is a deceptively important question that extracts some pretty weak answers. Ask a panel of CEOs at a conference to...

Back to Basics – Examples to Inspire Simplification

by Ian Smith | Nov 19, 2010 | Dashboards, Operational Tips, Positioning drives growth, Repositioning

Simplifying things right down to the bare essentials is hard work. It is much easier to push on with that long report, long email, long draft speech, an overblown, ponderous, 40 page business plan than it is to write a one page executive summary. As a business owner...

The Smith Report – Compelling Stories – on Blip TV!

by Ian Smith | Aug 12, 2009 | Compelling Stories, Management Help, Positioning drives growth, Repositioning

My first show is up on Blip TV. Apologies that it’s 22 minutes long! The next one will be shorter. Many thanks to the team at BevCam for their help. [lightbox style=”modern” image_path=”/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IansHeadVideo.jpg”...

Repositioning: Why IBM is buying Sun

by Ian Smith | Mar 19, 2009 | Acquisitions, IBM, Repositioning

Executing on positioning, establishing your unique identity is never easy however a well timed acquisition can hit the spot. Here are seven reasons why IBM might buy Sun: Timing; Market value of Sun at the peak was $205 billion, purchase price today, around $8...