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Are you a creator or consumer of value?

Nairobi, Oct. 28 -- "Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted" --Albert Einstein. Does everything that you value have a price? I... Read More


How you beat giants without copying them

Nairobi, Oct. 21 -- "If you think you are the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." Is it smart to try and compete with global giants? Is there a difference between knowing and unde... Read More


Good decisions, bad luck: Why the most effective managers think in bets

Nairobi, Oct. 14 -- "Thinking in bets starts with recognising that there are exactly two things that determine how our lives turn out: the quality of our decisions and luck. Learning to recognise the ... Read More


Steps to fixing the one thing holding your business back

Nairobi, Oct. 7 -- "Always remember, your focus determines your reality"-- George Lucas If business is a game, and you could only make one move, what would it be? What is your one game changing leap ... Read More


How would Albert Einstein solve your business problem?

Nairobi, Sept. 30 -- "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world" -- Albert Einstein. What i... Read More


Balance paradox: Smart businesses are like riding a bicycle

Nairobi, Sept. 23 -- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep you balanced you must keep moving," wrote Albert Einstein in a letter to his son Eduard. In a world where everything keeps moving faster a... Read More


Have you tried solving your business problem backward?

Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- "All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident"---Arthur Schopenhauer Are most managem... Read More


Why successful companies embrace innovation failures

Nairobi, Sept. 9 -- "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm" ~often attributed to Winston Churchill. If your organisation has innovative profitable moment... Read More


What collective assumptions hold back your firm's success?

Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- "Business performance is often not limited by what managers know. The problem is how they think about what they know," advises the psychologist Jamil Qureshi. What does the number... Read More


The old wisdom behind management trends

Nairobi, Aug. 26 -- "The things you make-the ideas you chase and the ideas that chase you-will ultimately define your career," writes Tony Fadell. But what if these new insights are really ancient wi... Read More