Category: Career

It holds you in a place like little chains A lot of people like to plant, but not many like weeding. When I was a child, I used to go with my grandmother to the dacha. Dacha was a little piece of land that was allocated to former Soviet Union families by the government to…

Are you focusing on the essence or wasting time on the fringes? There is a lot to be said for clarity. And there is something about FIRMSconsulting.com and StrategyTraining.com that is not clear, and I would like to take every opportunity to rectify this. Guess what is the number one reason why FC community members,…

Literally, everything is on the line The world is going through enormous changes. Wealth can be made and lost in a few years. We’re starting to recover from a period of inflation (it peaked at 9.1% in June 2022) that anyone (living in the US) below the age of 40 has never experienced before. Critical decisions on…

A project many others will find in·sur·mount·a·ble It’s very valuable to have a book you can be proud to share with colleagues, prospective and current clients, and potential partners. The kind of book that immediately meaningfully increases your credibility. The kind of book that allows your reputation to precede you. But to have a book…

People say, “Success leaves clues.” The advice you often hear is find someone who achieved something you want to achieve, watch them carefully, repeat their steps, and you will achieve success too. It is useful, but to a point. There is one big problem with this approach. Each of us has a unique set of assets (talents,…

The Bill Matassoni Show Season II (Not To Be Confused With Season III, Which Is Also Being Released) We just released new episodes of The Bill Matassoni Show, Season II (31 episodes overall). Below is an excerpt from one of the episodes. Because it is taken from a video episode, it may not be as polished as…

We have just released the fourth executive update for the Corporate Strategy Refresh for Large Industrial Group in the Strategy Control Room, Advanced Level, for a total of 246 SLIDES. *** The Corporate Strategy Refresh for Large Industrial Group consists of 4 Executive Steering group presentations. For the fourth and final presentation, we will focus on three major topics:…

Fear as a competitive advantage I was thinking about how I and many people in the FIRMSconsulting community broke out of our orbits partially driven by fear. And I thought: Can fear be a sustainable competitive advantage? After considering my journey and the price you have to pay when driven in some considerable way by…

Drowning in mediocrity One important point to consider when building your career or business is the consistency of your brand. One company that inspires me when it comes to brand consistency is Disney. Simple things like painting fence posts at Disney World are considered marketing by Disney and approached accordingly. They understand that every detail contributes…