With 2016 just around the corner, I’ve recently had an epiphany about the importance of strategic planning. After years of being challenged by friends at smaller companies about why I spend so much time planning, I can now definitively prove
Who was right?
Thinking back over the past four plus years working in ad tech there has been a lot of change. Companies have launched and folded, industries have shifted, and business opportunities have come and gone. Amid this rapidly shifting landscape, I often
Being the Coach and the Lead Blocker
As those who’ve read this blog for any period of time can attest, I often find myself reflecting on what it means to be a leader. It seems that each new project and each new responsibility helps give me new
Building a Collaborative Idea Environment
Just before the holidays, I gave a large internal company presentation on our 2015 strategic vision. A lot of work went into preparing for the presentation and it was very well received. Later that day, I was sitting at my
Deliberate and Emergent Strategies
Taking yet another page out of Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Solution, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about deliberate vs. emergent strategies and their role in launching a new initiative. Christensen describes a deliberate strategy as a course of action