Which Industry Orthodoxy Is Costing You?

by Todd | Jun 4, 2026 | Innovation

Unprofitable Customers? The 80/20 Audit

by Todd | Jun 4, 2026 | 80-20

Business Stagnation Test: How Bad Is Your Score?

by Todd | Jun 4, 2026 | Leadership

The Stagnation Genome Diagnostic Stagnation Slaughters. Strategy Saves. Speed Scales. The two-minute physical that turns “something feels wrong” into a number, a severity band, and the exact gene to kill first. Your business isn’t dying quickly. That...

Francesca’s: The Second-Bankruptcy Pattern

by Todd | Jun 3, 2026 | Leadership

Francesca’s 400-Store Liquidation: The Second-Bankruptcy Pattern THE SECOND-BANKRUPTCY PATTERN When the Genome Reasserts Itself FIRST BANKRUPTCY: TREAT SYMPTOMS Restructure debt Wipe out creditors. Clean balance sheet. Reject leases Close worst stores. Reduce...

Heretic’s Playbook: Survive Breaking the Rules

by Todd | Jun 3, 2026 | Transformation

Heretic’s Playbook: Survival Guide for 2026 Rule-Breakers Summary Seventy percent of change initiatives fail — and the cause isn’t bad strategy. Research from Prosci, McKinsey, BCG, KPMG, and Bain converges on the same diagnosis: 60-70% fail from employee...