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Armchair Strategising, Marx and Entrepreneurship
Armchair Strategising, Marx and Entrepreneurship
BBC has a documentary series about the leading thinkers of the Modern World (available on Netflix). The first episode is about Marx. I…
Vladimir Oane
Nov 19, 2017
Do you need a Strategy or a Powerpoint Presentation?
Do you need a Strategy or a Powerpoint Presentation?
Do you think Genghis Khan had a town-hall meeting to discuss the agile approach to conquest? Or, how about an alignment meeting? Maybe he…
Vladimir Oane
Jan 18, 2017
How Planning Kills Your Strategy
How Planning Kills Your Strategy
In 1905 Europe was divided between the Triple Entente (France, Britain and Russia) on one side and the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria…
Vladimir Oane
Nov 7, 2016
It’s the Losers Who Are Obsessed with Success
It’s the Losers Who Are Obsessed with Success
The Great Pyramid managed to hold the title for “the tallest building in the world” for 3800 years. Amazing, isn’t it! It was built in 2600…
Vladimir Oane
Oct 10, 2016
Holacracy and the mirage of the boss-less workplace: Lessons from the failures at Github, Medium &…
Holacracy and the mirage of the boss-less workplace: Lessons from the failures at Github, Medium &…
Holacracy, an innovative company organization system that favors flat structures over a classical hierarchy, was all the rage a few years…
Vladimir Oane
Sep 26, 2016
Why Companies are not Democracies & That’s (Probably) a Good Thing
Why Companies are not Democracies & That’s (Probably) a Good Thing
Just a year after they made the switch from aristocracy to democracy, in 499 BC, the Athenians received a fellow Greek leader visiting from…
Vladimir Oane
Aug 16, 2016
Blitzkrieg Principles for Visionary Companies
Blitzkrieg Principles for Visionary Companies
Blitzkrieg it is now synonymous with shock tactics which causes the famous German maneuver to get thrown around at any situation where…
Vladimir Oane
Aug 1, 2016
Medieval Lessons to Help Your Company Become More Lean & Agile
Medieval Lessons to Help Your Company Become More Lean & Agile
Temujin and Jamukha were two tribal chieftains living on the steppes of Central Asia during the 12th century. But unlike other chieftains…
Vladimir Oane
Jul 18, 2016
Winning in an Uncertain World by Thinking like the Mongols
Winning in an Uncertain World by Thinking like the Mongols
What history teaches us about the difference between risk and uncertainty
Vladimir Oane
Jul 5, 2016
A Strategy Primer with Hannibal
A Strategy Primer with Hannibal
Get familiar with the Strategy Kernel
Vladimir Oane
Jul 3, 2016
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