Perhaps you are already convinced and ready to draw behavioral economic insights into the critical decision-making processes of your organization. Or maybe you’re still a little skeptical and need more arguments; if so, think about the last big business decision that your company threw itself into. It can be a major acquisition, large investment, a…
Jane was was exhausted. The last three months had flown by at warp speed. Ever since that fateful board meeting, where they had launched the new strategy approach, she had not had much sleep – let alone any spare time. Not only was their normal schedule pretty tight, but now they were behind the game…
100… 100… 100! Easter marked a milestone – we have now trained Executive MBA number 100 in the seven steps of strategic problem solving at Copenhagen Business School. At raving reviews. That means 100 senior leaders will now crush difficult problems much faster and much better around the world in every function and deliver a…
Jack breathed out slowly. Julie had reluctantly agreed to adjust the strategy process, although she was clearly not happy about it – or him for that matter at that moment. But she had enough management and board experience to have been around the block a few times, and he had never had a better collaboration…
Jack was about to blow up. As long time CEO of several companies he had seen a bit of everything, but nothing pissed him off as much as a human mistake in the 11th hour. He had hired John himself after they had worked together for several years, when John was his favorite partner at…
“John, we got to talk – now!”. Jane’s manager had asked her review some LinkedIn articles from a young strategy consultancy right before their big board meeting delivery and it was immediately clear that they were in trouble. She had graduated top of her class in one of the best business schools in the world…
John was running late for the board meeting and had a bad feeling about the whole thing. He had completed hundreds of strategies over the years as part of the prestigious big 3 strategy consultancies, and this was no different. So why the stomachache? He mentally ticked off the seven steps in his battle tested…
Last week I had a meeting with the CFO of a large B2B company around strategy, transformation, behavioral economics – and M&A. They were considering a latch-on acquisition, which had dropped into their lap and could be the answer to all their questions, but they had some reservations. I had a lot! Generally, I am…
The timing of change cannot be overstated. People react very differently to requests based on when they happen. At a high level, reactions are affected by life stages like job transition or children – at a low level your energy level and mood will highly affect whether a decision is approved or not. The order…
Social is the third dimension in the EAST model. Humans are social animals. We have accomplished almost everything, because of our ability to work together on complex projects, no single human no matter how smart could have done. We count on each other for physical, safety and social needs, so it should come as no…