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

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

a shift in perspective

Sometimes, a shift in perspective can lead to the most profound personal learning experiences and fundamentally change the way we engage with the world.

Michael Schlosser27 May 2020simulation, businesssimulation, bigpicture, adaptability, adaptive, strategy, strategicleadership, strategyexecution, experientiallearning, simx, simxstrategy, michael schlosser

ideas into action

Strategy is the idea; execution is turning that idea into action.

Michael Schlosser17 February 2020strategyexecution, ownershipmindset, strategy, change, disruption, adaptive, evolutionary, strategyintoaction, simx-strategy, michael schlosser, simxstrategy

evolution of how we team

The networked world has changed the rules of the game; we need to rethink how we play.

Michael Schlosser21 January 2020simx-strategy, strategyintoaction, evolutionary, adaptive, disruption, change, strategy, ownershipmindset, strategyexecution, simxstrategy, michaelschlosser

status quo bias

How good is it to stick with the tried and tested? Or do you like trying new things?

Michael Schlosser15 October 2019strategyexecution, ownershipmindset, strategy, change, disruption, adaptive, evolutionary, strategyintoaction, simx, simx-strategy, simxstrategy, michael schlosser

answer the call

Adaptive teams rely on people that are willing to take ownership of a problem; willing to rise to the challenge of solving it.

Michael Schlosser1 October 2019strategyexecution, ownershipmindset, strategy, change, disruption, adaptive, evolutionary, strategyintoaction, lead4x, simxstrategy, michaelschlosser

the way we change is changing

What if change does not need to happen in a big transformative step? What if change is just a way of life?

Michael Schlosser24 September 2019change, disruption, adaptive, evolutionary, continuousparticipatorychange, systemsthinking, complexsystems, strategy, strategyexecution, ownershipmindset, simx-strategy, michaelschlosser

systems upgrade

Sometimes our world views have shifted, yet our systems haven’t.

Michael Schlosser17 September 2019systemsthinking, complexsystems, strategy, strategyexecution, ownershipmindse, disruption, adaptive, evolutionary, simx-strategy, michael schlosser

a new reality

The rules of work are changing. How we work together to execute strategy is changing. It requires a different approach to leadership, at all levels of the organisation.

Michael Schlosser10 September 2019strategy, strategyexecution, ownershipmindset, disruption, adaptive, agile, evolutionary, simxstrategy, michaelschlosser

culture and strategy

Have you have ever worked in an organisation, or in a division, where senior leaders have proposed a new strategy or idea, and you instinctively had that gut feeling it wasn’t going to fly?

Michael Schlosser16 May 2019strategy, culture, strategyexecution, strategicleadership, simxstrategy, simulations, adaptiveleadership, evolutionary, simx, michaelschlosser