Charles Blain

Charles Blain

10
Jul

Intelligence Theater

Nassim Taleb bombed every strategic planning session. He said, "To outperform trial and error intellectually, you need at least
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09
Jul

The Juicero Effect

Here's a story that'll make you laugh and cry. Juicero raised $120 million to build a
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08
Jul

The Competence Illusion

Who’s actually in charge here? Simple question. Should have a simple answer. The pilot flies the plane. The CEO
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07
Jul

Manual Override

I've been in digital marketing since the early 2000s, and I've seen this movie before. (Spoiler
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04
Jul

Data Driven vs Data Inspired [Part 5 of 5]

Breaking Free Your team can escape. But not how you think. The answer isn't better data. It'
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03
Jul

Data Driven vs Data Inspired [Part 4 of 5]

Why Smart Teams Stay Stuck Smart teams choose data-driven thinking. Even when they know better. It's not because
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02
Jul

Data Driven vs Data Inspired [Part 3 of 5]

Being Data Inspired Data inspired is different. Let me show you. Data driven sees: "Sales dropped last month. Run
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01
Jul

The Momentum Engine

Why organizations slow down, and the physics of building faster systems The Company That Hired 14,000 People and Fired
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01
Jul

Data Driven vs Data Inspired [Part 2 of 5]

Analytics as Performance Theater Your team is sophisticated. They have dashboards. They track everything. But watch what they do. Sales
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30
Jun

Data Driven vs Data Inspired [Part 1 of 5]

The Data Driven Trap Your team is underperforming. It might be because you're too focused on data. That
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