{"id":15391,"date":"2020-01-06T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/?p=15391"},"modified":"2020-01-06T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T17:35:48","slug":"would-you-follow-bcgs-steer-on-these-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/?p=15391","title":{"rendered":"Would you follow BCG&#8217;s steer on these trends?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\">If you look at the macro or micro reductions in profit, diminishing investor returns, environmental damage, control, privacy implications, digital feudalism, economic rent, societal, people, market outcomes from &#8220;these trends&#8221;, you wouldn&#8217;t follow them, so why are they presented as inevitable? <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\">So should CEOs put aside these trends, and get a grip of their business and realign strategies to get back to the basics such as making money \/ people \/ environment objectives? I do agree with the analysis on maintaining agility of change paths, realising latent diversity and agile learning to keep the organisation and strategy aligned. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\">The point about societal businesses outperforming others too because whats the baseline you propose a &#8220;digital utopian company&#8221; following these trends or one that disregards those trends? <a id=\"ember7389\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23ai&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7390\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember7389\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23ai&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7390\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">ai<\/span><\/span><\/a> <a id=\"ember7393\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23innovation&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7394\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember7393\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23innovation&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7394\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">innovation<\/span><\/span><\/a> <a id=\"ember7397\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23ceo&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7398\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember7397\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23ceo&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7398\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">ceo<\/span><\/span><\/a> <a id=\"ember7401\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23venturecapital&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7402\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"ember7386\" class=\"ember-view\"><a id=\"ember7401\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6620002693421297664&amp;keywords=%23venturecapital&amp;originTrackingId=6Ulp8jY7JHkIgVt4gyPG0g%3D%3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-control-name=\"hashtag\"><span id=\"ember7402\" class=\"hashtag-a11y ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span><span class=\"hashtag-a11y__name\">venturecapital<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/businesstransformation1_bcg-ceo-rich-lesser-at-presidents-summit-activity-6620002693421297664-ApGb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you look at the macro or micro reductions in  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