Ecosystems, infrastructure 1, landing1, Leading an Ecosystem, Major Account Programme, Mutual Value Principles, Professional Services
“Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices.” Warren Buffett By Stuart Maister and Kevin Vaughan-Smith, Joint MDs, Mutual Value This is the draft opening to a book we have been asked to develop,...
Ecosystems, ecosystems1, infrastructure 1, Knowledge Base, landing2, Leading an Ecosystem, Mutual Value Principles, Strategic Execution, Strategic Narrative
“Working in collaboration with suppliers to drive efficiency and improvement, to innovate and create more value add, has been talked about a lot. However, it’s clear in practice we are not as strong as some other clients of our suppliers.”Stephen Duckworth, Head of...
Ecosystems, infrastructure 3, Knowledge Base, landing2, Leading an Ecosystem, Strategic Execution
If you’ve ever done any kind of personal development or spiritual exploration, there is always the same core message. Start with yourself. Look inside. When you get yourself right you are better able to have a positive impact on the world. Our conclusion is that...
Ecosystems, ecosystems1, Knowledge Base, landing2, Professional Services
By Stuart Maister, Joint MD, Mutual Value If you’ve ever done personal development of any type you know it all starts with you. If you want others to behave better you need to behave better; if you want others to be nice then guess what you need to do first? If you...
Ecosystems, Infrastructure, Knowledge Base, Strategic Execution
By Stuart Maister, Joint MD Mutual Value Ltd “Give me six hours to chop down the tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln. So you’ve got the green light for that major infrastructure project. It’s probably taken years to develop,...
Ecosystems, ecosystems1, Knowledge Base, Leading an Ecosystem
By Stuart Maister and Kevin Vaughan-Smith, Joint MDs of Mutual Value Pre-COVID every organisation talked about being agile, responsive, innovative, consultative, transformative, purpose-led, aligned with a vision and driven by values. Yet most failed to hit the...
