Separating Business Strategy and Strategic Planning: Insights from My Garden Project

Separating Business Strategy and Strategic Planning: Insights from My Garden Project

Over the past few months, I've poured my energy into a landscaping project in our front garden.

It's been a back-breaking labor of love, and it got me thinking about how gardens can serve as a great parallel to the business world. They demand focus, attention, and meticulous planning, and remain under constant threat (cue the weeds! 👎).



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Navigating Risk in Portfolio Businesses: Balancing Innovation Across Exploration and Exploitation

Navigating Risk in Portfolio Businesses: Balancing Innovation Across Exploration and Exploitation

In today’s landscape, ideas and products evolve through various stages of maturity. The role of risk becomes a pivotal factor in shaping the trajectory of success. A portfolio business, housing a spectrum of concepts ranging from early-stage ideas to established market players, must navigate risk to strike a balance between innovation and stability.



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Striking the Balance: Navigating Innovation Without Neglecting Core Business

Striking the Balance: Navigating Innovation Without Neglecting Core Business

Imagine this common scenario. The pursuit of the new and exciting takes precedence over the established operations. When this occurs, the cost is inevitable. It might manifest as a compromise in customer experience, a disruption of revenue streams, or even a faltering sales pipeline. The stark realisation—you must manage both facets of the business.



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Quantity over quality

Quantity over quality

How often in your life do you hear "Quality over quantity"? When it comes to creative pursuits, it is terrible advice! Instead, the inverse is true, quantity leads to quality.

Why?



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When Innovation Matters Most

When Innovation Matters Most

The events of 2020 forced organisations worldwide to rethink their approach. Now more than ever innovation needs to be a priority for survival.



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Value Proposition Design Best Practices

Value Proposition Design Best Practices

Design products that customers want and come up with a rock-solid value proposition by focusing on their objectives, pains and gains.



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The Two Product Roles You Probably Haven’t Thought About…

The Two Product Roles You Probably Haven’t Thought About…

Platform Product Managers and Developer Experience are two emerging roles that have not traditionally been on technology org charts…



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How to start a new business when all hell is breaking loose

How to start a new business when all hell is breaking loose

Who starts a new business during a pandemic?

Actually, a lot of people. It’s interesting that some of the world’s most successful brands emerged during times of crisis, including IBM, Disney, GE and more recently, Groupon.



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How to test business ideas

How to test business ideas

Product Managers know how important it is to test business ideas and new products before proceeding with a full scale launch. However, what is more difficult is knowing how to test, how long to test for and what to look out for when you test your business ideas.



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