Like a mini-MBA…

A business simulation experience won’t replace the depth of knowledge gained in a full MBA, but it does allow us to get a little slice of everything…

Michael Schlosser1 May 2024businessacumen, mini-MBA, leadershipdevelopment, systemsthinking

benefits of business simulations

Business simulations are powerful tools for developing leaders' skills in complex, fast-changing environments.

Michael Schlosser18 January 2024#businesssimulations, #businessacumen, #commercialacumen, #strategicleadership, #experientiallearning

ambidextrous leadership

Ambidextrous leadership is the art of balancing exploration and exploitation, enabling a business to innovate and adapt while maintaining operational excellence.

Michael Schlosser15 June 2023strategy, adaptiveleadership, ambidextrousleadership

leading in uncertainty

Strategy is what gives us the comfort that we will be successful, despite uncertainty.

Michael Schlosser16 May 2023#vuca, #strategy, #leadershipdevelopment

the trouble with complexity

The way we learn as individuals or organisations looks different based on the type of problem we’re trying to solve. “Complicated” problems have right and wrong answers. Finding a solution to a “complex” problem is not so black and white.

Michael Schlosser1 February 2023#acumen, #systemsthinking, #complexity

culture

I love the idea that culture isn’t something we create but that it is a by-product of consistent behaviour. In their book Rework, Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson claim that culture is action, not words.

Michael Schlosser18 January 2023#businesssimulation, #scenariosimulation, #culture, #mentalmodels

strategic alignment

Alignment happens when a group of talented individuals work together as a whole

Michael Schlosser2 November 2022

ideas into reality

Turning ideas into reality is hard! Genius is not just in the ideas, it’s in our ability to follow through.

Michael Schlosser11 October 2022#businesssimulations, #strategy, #strategyexecution, #strategyintoaction, #experientiallearning

adaptive intelligence

I love the idea that adaptability is a form of intelligence that can be developed and improved.

Michael Schlosser28 September 2022businesssimulation, adaptability, adaptiveintelligence, whatif, #scenarioplanning

solving complex problems

I've always been curious about what skillsets the future will demand from us

Michael Schlosser20 September 2022#bigpicturethinking, #systemsthinking, #strategicleadership, #leadershipdevelopment, #businesssimulations

commercial acumen

Commercial acumen isn’t just about the numbers… Commercial acumen is about good decision-making.

Michael Schlosser9 September 2022

clarity in complexity

A business simulation is a simplification of reality designed to promote understanding

Michael Schlosser2 August 2022#systemsthinking, #businesssimulation, #experintiallearning, #businessacumen

risky decision

Great decision-making is hard, and risky. So instead of pursuing great ideas, we often choose inaction because we want to avoid feeling vulnerable and exposed.

Michael Schlosser28 July 2022#businesssimulation, #businesssimulated, #experintiallearning, #businessacumen, #systemsthinking

systems thinking

We intuitively get how complex systems work because we live our lives in them. But as systems grow in size and complexity, they become increasingly difficult to understand, leading to poor decision making and, sometimes, damaging consequences.

Michael Schlosser7 June 2022#systemsthinking, #businesssimulation, #businesssimulated, #storytelling, #businessacumen, #strategyexecution

the infinite game

When we think about strategy and execution as an infinite game, it becomes less about focusing on the endpoint (the goal) and more about building the necessary skills that will allow us to play the game of business indefinitely.

Michael Schlosser16 March 2022strategyexecution, strategicleadership, infinitemindset, infinitegame, adaptiveleadership, adaptiveintelligence, strategy, strategyintoaction

Strategy focused simulation experiences

Leadership development is not just about sharing information, but also about the process through which we engage with it.

Michael Schlosser8 February 2022businesssimulation, strategy, strategicleadership, experientiallearning, strategysimulation, #leadershipdevelopment

The execution challenge

Execution is one of the biggest challenges facing large organisations today. People leaders need to be skilled at translating strategy for their teams and adept at creating an environment that allows their teams to turn strategy into action.

Michael Schlosser18 January 2022

Great leaders

We don’t have the answers for a future that is uncertain, but we can develop the skillsets needed to expertly navigate an unclear path.

Michael Schlosser18 October 2021strategicleadership, strategicthinking, bigpicture, adaptiveleadership, adaptiveintelligence, businesssimulation, strategy, strategyexecution

VUCA turns 34…

A VUCA world demands from us a different approach to strategic leadership and a greater contribution from individuals at all levels of the organisation. By developing our capacity for adaptivity we become more skilled at recognising opportunities and threats, faster at responding to them, and more confident in our ability to make good decisions.

Michael Schlosser21 September 2021strategicleadership, disruption, VUCA, strategyexecution, adaptiveleadership, decisionmaking, businesssimulation, simxstrategy, simx

Flawed assumptions

In our everyday jobs, we are required to make decisions. We don’t always have the perfect insight into any given situation, so we make assumptions.

Michael Schlosser14 July 2021#experienctiallearning #businesssimulations #strategicleadership #decisionmaking #simxstrategy, #experienctiallearning, #strategicleadership, #businesssimulation, #decisionmaking, #simxstrategy