by Andrew Bass  |  Blog

Remember the nail-biting scene in the James Bond film Moonraker when Bond is pushed out of an aircraft without a parachute? Most people would be overcome with panic and would plummet screaming to the ground. Not our hero. He spots Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Articles, Blog, Newsletter

A secret in plain sight: When is an egg not an egg? The best-kept secrets are the ones that hide in plain sight. Many people look straight at them, but fewer are truly able to appreciate their significance. Here’s a Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Culture, Innovation, Leadership

Fear is a bigger factor in organizational life than we like to admit, and it works against many of the best-practices that are espoused by leaders and their gurus. Reduce fear, and a lot of good things can happen. To Read More

Henry Ford is famously supposed to have said: “If I’d asked people what they wanted, they’d have said ‘a faster horse'”. (It’s doubtful that he did say this by the way, but in these days of fake news many would regard Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, From Strategy to Action, Strategy

The South China Sea is often in the news as a geopolitical and economic hot-spot. What are the factors that make this region so strategically important, and what lessons does this have for business growth? Here are some key factors: Read More