The Power/Interest Grid: The Stakeholder Canvas Every Strategist Needs
This post breaks down the Power/Interest Grid quadrant by quadrant. Free PDF and editable PowerPoint canvas included.
Meta SWOT Analysis: The $1.7T Open-Source AI Bet
Meta is monetising attention at a civilizational scale. Discover the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats defining the $1.7T social media and AI giant. Free PDF.
Berkshire Hathaway SWOT Analysis: The $330 Billion Question
A strategic teardown of Berkshire Hathaway. We analyze the unprecedented $330 billion cash pile, the impending succession, and what the future holds for the ultimate compounding machine.
Saudi Aramco SWOT Analysis: 5 Strategic Truths About The Last Barrel Standing
The energy transition is real, but Saudi Aramco is positioned to be the last barrel standing. This SWOT analysis breaks down the 5 counter-intuitive strategic truths shaping the world's most profitable oil company.
Future-back strategy framework (free PDF guide)
Most strategic roadmaps fail because they project the present into the future. Discover how the Future-Back Strategy framework flips the script, helping you define a bold destination ten years out and reverse-engineer the exact initiatives needed to dominate your market. Free PDF.
How to Give Feedback the Netflix Way.
Most feedback cultures are designed around the giver's comfort. Netflix built something different. This guide breaks down the actual Netflix model: the 4A Framework, the 10 principles behind it, what Netflix explicitly rejects, and where the model breaks down. Free PDF guide included.
Patagonia Strategy Playbook: 8 Lessons from their SWOT
How does a brand tell customers not to buy its products, yet build a billion-dollar empire? We break down Patagonia's SWOT analysis to reveal 8 counter-intuitive strategic lessons.
Staying Afloat: A 6-Step Framework for Navigating Through Market Downturns
Discover Staying Afloat: a 6-Step Framework for thriving in market downturns. Essential strategies to navigate financial challenges and maintain business growth.
How to Turn a SWOT Analysis into a Strategy: The Bridge Framework
A SWOT analysis identifies four variables. It does not connect them. The SWOT to Strategy Bridge framework cross-references internal capabilities with external conditions to generate four strategic postures: SO (aggressive growth), ST (defensive moves), WO (transformation), and WT (risk mitigation).
Does Your Strategy Contradict Itself? The Strategic Coherence Matrix Worksheet
Most strategy documents fail not because the individual choices are wrong, but because the choices contradict each other. The Strategic Coherence Matrix is a one-page cross-check that tests whether your strategic decisions reinforce or undermine each other. Free PPTX worksheet included.
The 3 Traits That Separate Resilient CEOs from the Rest
Most leadership advice focuses on what CEOs should do. But the leaders who last longest share something less visible. They think differently about discomfort, ego, and the breadth of their own experience. Three patterns emerged that most leadership content ignores entirely.
Simon Sinek's Golden Circle: Complete Guide with Free PowerPoint Template
Simon Sinek's Golden Circle explains why some leaders inspire and others do not. This guide breaks down the WHY, HOW, and WHAT framework with real examples, honest limitations, and a free editable PowerPoint template.