by Andrew Bass | Articles, Blog
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 simple example: I got it from advertising legend...
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 start with, I’ve found that senior people often...
by Andrew Bass | Articles, Blog, Executive Effectiveness, Limiting Mindsets
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 it as ‘a...
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: The South China Sea has valuable...
by Andrew Bass | Blog, Getting good information, Managing Uncertainty
Nick Bostrom, a philosopher from Oxford, and Elon Musk, everybody’s favourite example of an entrepreneur these days, both seriously seem to believe we are living in a computer simulation like the one in the film, The Matrix. I think they’re bonkers. But...
by Andrew Bass | Blog, Innovation, Managing Uncertainty
Kids test boundaries to learn what works and what doesn’t. It can be annoying, but it’s apparently a necessary process. And it’s a process that wise adults handle with care, because there are traps. The critical parent succumbs to their annoyance and stifles the...
