by Todd | May 5, 2026 | Leadership
Environmental Misalignment Gene Archetypes: The 5 Executive Patterns That Optimize for a World That No Longer Exists Todd’s Takeaway Environmental Misalignment is the most seductive of the five Stagnation Genome genes because it hides behind past success. The...
by Todd | May 5, 2026 | Leadership
Cognitive Blindness Gene Archetypes: The 5 Leaders Who Mistake Permanent Shifts for Temporary Conditions Todd’s Takeaway Cognitive Blindness is the hardest gene to confront because it does not announce itself. It presents as thorough, prudent, experienced, and...
by Todd | May 4, 2026 | Transformation
Vetting for ROI: 5 Questions That Separate Theorist Speakers from Turnaround Practitioners 5 VETTING QUESTIONS Operator Answers vs. Theorist Red Flags OPERATOR ANSWERS RED FLAGS 1 Ran a P&L “$400M division, 2009-2012” 1 Advised From the Sidelines...
by Todd | May 3, 2026 | 80-20
THE 80/20 MATRIX “Strategic” = Code for Value Destroyer Customer Tier → Product Tier → Q1 Top customers Top products PROTECT Q3 Top customers Wrong products REPRICE OR EXIT Q2 Smaller customers Top products SCALE Q4 Wrong customers Wrong products...
by Todd | May 3, 2026 | Transformation Team Building
THE FOUR-POSITION BATTALION BU President’s Transformation Team PROVOCATEUR Challenges assumptions Refuses comfortable consensus Tests: Will they say “no” to the CEO? Often outsider or junior PRAGMATIST Bridges vision to reality Translates bold goals...
