Discounts Are Not Valuable

We all are highly receptive to the word luxury- luxury cars, luxury house, luxury vacations. All of these come attached to visions of instant status recognition and high-end quality. Included in these sought after luxury world is the luxury watch- the best style...

Data Based Decision Making and Experiments

Almost everyone is on the data bandwagon these days. Even those who might still be skeptical about the whole “big data” thing will likely admit that using data in decision making is critical, and we all have stories of organizations, leaders, and managers...

The Fake Battle Between Culture and Strategy

The other day I came across yet another article/post declaring that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” (or lunch, or dinner, or afternoon tea…). I tweeted it out, copying my friend and colleague, Jeff De Cagna, since he and I have been discussing...

There Is No Strategy Without Angst

Roger Martin has a great article in the current Harvard Business Review about how strategic planning is a lie. I think it’s great, of course, because I’ve hated strategic planning for years now, but I think Martin does one of the best jobs so far in...
Jamie Notter