The Five Waves
Human progress feels like slow, deliberate toil, a tale of dogged pursuit and aggravating setbacks. We fail to notice—or easily forget—that this is just the latest in successive historic waves of innovation. Catch the next wave.
Growth leadership
Build Your Da Vinci Co.
Recraft or recapture the hungry, ambitious, aspirational leadership of your origin story.
Disruption or Destruction?
Great societies moderate the impact of creative destruction, cushioning social upheaval while rewarding commercial innovation.
How Does Purpose Propel Growth?
Sustainable growth demands only two things: innovation, executed with integrity. Just line up your four Ps.
Find the Hook
Many think big. Few change our worldview. Great thinkers reveal great insight. They find the hook.
Magician or Charlatan
Great companies serve their customers’ interests as a first principle.
Too many executives serve owners as their primary duty. Labor unions put employees first. Community activists defend public interests.
So looks after the customer?
Who looks after YOUR customer?
Unlock Growth Top to Bottom
Unlock all the ways to grow. Whittle away at today’s processes for new efficiencies to grow the bottom line. AND apply the other operations strategies to drive top line growth.
Swim At Your Own Risk
This is a story about navigating dangerous waters in a changing world. Survivors test the waters. Swim at your own risk.
No Choice, No Strategy
Strategy means making hard choices. Which of nine strategies serves you best?
Aspire Higher
Want market leading growth? You don’t need a benevolent dictator at the helm. You don’t need a Silicon Valley address. You don’t need high technology, and you don’t need magic. What you need is discipline. Follow these eight steps to embed robust innovation into your growth strategy.
Roger Mader 