The only two things I know for sure
I could have gone all LinkedIn thought leader cosplay mode and write at tedious length about the ‘best practice’ the stories I’ve been sharing reveal about getting to transformational ideas. But all I can say is that being part of them (and many others) has taught me two simple but invaluable lessons. First, strategy is not an analytical function, but an imaginative one. And second, Dolly Parton demonstrated that she knows more about the creation and nurturing of brands than anyone when she said: "Find out who you are. And do it on purpose ".
Oh, and as Nils Leonard has said, don’t work with people who are less ambitious than you.
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