Thinking about using consultants? Is it a good idea? Can’t you just do it yourself? Here’s my take, including reasons why sometimes there is no substitute for going outside, what to watch out for if you do so, as well Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Strategy, Value Building

I don’t usually get into quantitative examples here, but this one is worth it to make a point. It’s surprising, but relatively few managers seem to appreciate just what a powerful profit-lever price is. Ask the following questions and see Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Newsletter, Strategy, Value Building

Andrew Bass’s Pragmatics Newsletter May 2013 Practical techniques and thought-provoking ideas Main article takes under 4 minutes to read. Subscribe at www.bassclusker.com/newsletter: https://staging.bassclusker.com//newsletter Please pass this on to colleagues who you think will find it interesting: ‘sharing’ link in the Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Getting good information, Leadership

Leaders have to be proactive and disciplined to avoid being cut off from the world around them. In a recent newsletter I wrote about the submarine without a periscope, an evocative description offered by one observer to describe the French Read More

No sooner had I sent out my March 2013 newsletter than a very interesting article appeared in the FT talking about some recent research into whistleblowing. Time and again, we see high profile cases where whistleblowers were ignored with expensive, even Read More