by David Darab | Oct 26, 2023 | blogs, Leadership
Stealing Moves from Coach K to Disrupt Your Business Game My son introduced me to an FX series called “The Bear.” He was very excited to share it with me, and after watching it, I can see why! It authentically depicts the drama, chaos, and daily happenings he...
by David Darab | Sep 22, 2023 | blogs, theMBAbrain, Uncategorized
A friend told me I had to watch a new Apple TV series, Ted Lasso. My initial reaction was, Ted, who? From the first episode, I was hooked. I enjoyed every moment of every episode. When the series ended, I was left wanting more! What a strange place to find some of the...
by David Darab | Sep 11, 2023 | Management, theMBAbrain
I should know better. With years of experience negotiating contracts for myself, my business, and my clients, I still felt trapped in a home-building situation going nowhere fast. What follows is my recent experience working through canceling a construction contract....
by David Darab | Mar 26, 2023 | Strategy, theMBAbrain
Strategy is the cornerstone for business success. Strategy connects the present to the future. Strategy brings focus and meaning to your tactics. Strategy involves making decisions about the future and predicting the outcomes of those decisions. Strategy is all these...
by David Darab | Jan 25, 2023 | Marketing, theMBAbrain
I am dating myself here, but I remember the ad along with cassette tapes… “Is it live, or is it Memorex? Who knows?” Marketers create labels that send signals and messages to consumers. Industries and producers go to great lengths to differentiate...
by David Darab | Jan 15, 2023 | Strategy, theMBAbrain
Strategic Thinking is the hard stuff of business. If you are looking for a few ideas to strengthen your strategic thinking, sharpen your ability to see new solutions, think more critically, and be more analytical to help impact your business’s growth and...
by David Darab | Dec 4, 2022 | Strategy, theMBAbrain
Growth is essential for a business; leaders aspire to achieve it, yet for most, it remains elusive. McKinsey states that 25% of companies show no growth, and over the last decade, only 1 in 8 achieved more than 10% annual revenue growth. It turns out that achieving...
by David Darab | Oct 17, 2022 | Strategy, theMBAbrain
Know as Strategy Strategist Richard Rumelt speaks powerfully regarding how Strategy’s primary objective is finding a path to overcoming obstacles a business faces. He emphasizes that Strategy focuses a firm’s resources and capabilities against...
by David Darab | Aug 28, 2022 | Management
Executives have two roles; 1) creating value and 2) motivating talent. Value creation requires combining resources and capabilities to sustain competitive advantage in the marketplace. Motivating talent requires leveraging human capital through effective...
by David Darab | Jul 31, 2022 | Strategy, theMBAbrain
Every company says they have a Strategy; many do not, including those that believe they do. Let’s start by seeing what Strategy is not. When the redundant, non-essential, and distracting elements are removed, what remains begins to look more like Strategy....
