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Posts by: Brian Crowley

Seeking to Understand

When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in 2016 I sort of ‘got it’. Yes, I was surprised like everybody else but I could understand his appeal. He was different and spoke directly to those who, with some justification, felt neglected by the political establishment over many decades.  However, after four years of incompetent and polarising leadership it was…
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Does Character matter anymore?

I was surprised by how well the Trump vote held up in the 2020 presidential election in the US. Surely, I thought, his loose relationship with 'truth', highly personal attacks on his detractors, and self - serving undermining of democratic institutions would deter moderate voters from supporting him for a second term. I was wrong. Character it seems was not…
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Unravelling the future for your business

The ever accelerating pace of change means that reviews of strategic direction can no longer be confined to the annual planning cycle. A constant vigilance is required to spot impending changes in the competitive landscape, combined with the operational agility to act quickly in response to these changes. This may involve a certain amount of inspired guesswork and placing of…
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Bubbles

It is time for each of us to to build a bubble around ourselves and our loved ones, as we find ourselves in the middle of a second wave of Covid 19. We have been well educated on best practice and it is now for us to take personal responsibility for our actions. As the Chief Medical Officer keeps reminding…
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Where to Now?

When World War 1 broke out in the summer of 1914 the consensus view was that it would 'all be over' by Christmas - not rage on until November 1918. Similarly, we all hoped that the Covid19 crisis would be behind us by the end of this year, which is now highly unlikely. It might be some time before an…
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‘To Zoom, or not to Zoom’ ?

Increasingly 'That is the Question'! ......as the pandemic restrictions are relaxed. When the lockdown was put in place remote working/virtual communication was the only show in town for businesses not involved in the provision of essential services. The pandemic significantly accelerated an existing trend towards remote working, which for most will be working from home (WFH). The question now arises…
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Strategy at a time of crisis

I am assuming that you, as a business leader, have already taken decisive action to adjust to new realities, arising from the global pandemic. This is not a time for wishful thinking. It is best to assume that it could be Q4 or later before we return to ‘normal’ (although we can continue to hope otherwise).   No doubt you already…
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Days Without End

Days Without End is the title of the award winning novel by Sebastian Barry and seems an apt description of life since the Coronavirus arrived on our shores. The novel is a powerful story of survival and love in mid 1800's America, set against the backdrop of the Indian Wars and the American Civil War. These were turbulent times when…
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Keeping Calm and Carrying on

Beautiful St Patrick's Eve sunshine today made it easy to 'Be Calm and Carry on'......until reflecting on what lies ahead, arising from the evolving Coronavirus story. For business owners this is a particularly difficult time. It is a crisis with no end date and many businesses have fallen off a cliff edge. It requires all in the supply chain to…
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Winners are Different

The design of decision making processes is often what differentiates the winners from the losers. So how good are the inputs to decision making at your organisation - is your process delivering successful outcomes? We are biased towards relying on conventional approaches to research and data analysis to inform our decision making, all the more so as increasing amounts of…
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