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Most corporate values are useless, not because values do not matter, but because organisations have spent three decades recycling the same twenty-four words and wondering why nobody believes them. Erika Clegg, author of Junk Values, explains what has gone wrong and what it actually takes to build values that guide real decisions.
Most industrial companies are adding AI to their existing models and calling it transformation. Professor Venkat Venkatraman of Boston University has a name for this: digital paint. In this episode of Arkaro Insights, the co-author of Fusion Strategy explains why the $75 trillion asset-heavy world is the real frontier of the intelligence age — and why winning companies will design intelligence into their core, not bolt it onto the edges.
In his new book *Incorruptible*, Eric Ries exposes "financial gravity"—the structural force that pulls successful companies away from their core missions. Discover why traditional shareholder primacy fails, how global giants protect their purpose, and how leaders can build structural safeguards before success makes them a target for value extraction.
Why do five-year plans fail the moment they hit reality? Pete Compo argues traditional planning is actively dangerous. Most teams use LAMO tools whilst the world demands VUCA fluency. Learn why nested strategy frameworks with simple rules enable adaptation in complex systems.
Jim Lafferty spent 30 years leading P&G and Coca-Cola businesses across volatile emerging markets. His Mother Rule is simple: if your strategy is too intellectual for the person buying the diapers, you don't have a strategy—you have muddled thinking.
Mission Command—a military doctrine for chaos—offers proven leadership principles for C-suite executives in agriculture, food, and chemicals. Parachute Regiment veteran Adrian Stratta explains how to enable decentralised decision-making, build trust-based execution, and adapt when plans meet reality in VUCA environments
Win-loss analysis has evolved from optional sales tooling to a competitive necessity for B2B organizations. Companies that implement comprehensive programs achieve significant revenue and win rate increases by addressing critical intelligence gaps across commercial excellence, product management, innovation, and business strategy.
Stop averaging your scenarios—you're killing your strategy without realising it. Strategy expert Pete Compo reveals why the comfortable 'middle ground' approach destroys strategic thinking. Learn the critical mistakes executives make in scenario planning and how to build genuine strategic capabilities under uncertainty.