Tim’s Blog

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S1E4): George Brontén

How your value chain determines success... George Brontén is the Founder and CEO of Membrain. In this episode, we explore how your strategy will fail if you don’t understand your entire value chain. Find the audio version on your favorite platform or go directly...

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S1E3): JD Stewart

Transforming a crumbling strategy into a highly successful pivot... JD Stewart is the Co-founder and CEO of Stygian HC. In this episode, we explore how to transform a crumbling strategy into a highly successful pivot. Find the audio version on your favorite...

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S1E2): Martyn Lewis

Failure is an absolute essential... Martyn Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Market Partners. In this episode, we explore how failure is an absolute essential for successful execution. Find the audio version on your favorite platform or go directly via RSS.com Watch...

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (S1E1): Elaine Gravatte

Lessons learned from a failed business launch... Elaine Gravatte is the President of the Sense Colour business globally for Givaudan. In this episode, we dive into a failed business launch and how to make sure that your execution harnesses change management. Find...

Can we handle the truth?

“You want me to engage in a consensual hallucination.” This is what my friend said to one of his clients as they tried to persuade him to “fudge” the data. My friend is a VP of Analytics for a consulting company that works with large organizations. His role is to...

Are you just staring at the water?

There’s something powerful about teaching your children how to swim in the ocean. It’s very different from getting into a swimming pool. And it’s even a bit intimidating. What I mean by that is the ocean is bigger than you or me. It’s powerful, and massive, and...

The Concorde Fallacy

For those who remember, the Concorde was a supersonic passenger jet that flew at Mach 2 from 1976 to 2003. It could fly from New York to London in just under 3 hours. But the dream outweighed the reality, constantly justifying more investment, engineering effort,...

How to change your culture

How to change your culture A simple reminder for us all… They are not obstacles. They are what gives you the strength to succeed. So, play the shot in front of you and trust the journey. I know that it’s been a while since I last posted but there have been a ton...

A MAJOR update…

A MAJOR update... I have some exciting news to share – and quite a few updates. If you have wondered why I have not been posting as much, it’s because I have launched a new consulting practice and am now back to living the entrepreneur’s life in my homeland of...