Founder's Mentality® Overview About About Founder's Mentality About Micro-battles Book Blog Founder's Mentality® Blog Blog Our latest insights on achieving sustainable, profitable growth in a world of faster change Micro-battles and the Journey to Scale Insurgency Discrete, fast-moving initiatives bring focus to strategic choices and help companies rediscover the art of getting stuff done. Toddlers Running Downhill—Why Great Teams Embrace Vulnerability Building businesses in a turbulent market is chaotic. The key for the CEOs leading through it? Celebrate the stumbles. Light the Candle—Bring Light Not Heat into Meetings Lessons from the head of a music studio on staying present and getting out of the way to get the most from those around you. Escape The Commoditization Trap—Fall Back In Love With Your Product The CEOs who view their company's product as special, differentiated, and loved also value the people that make and sell it. Bain Beliefs on Strategy Companies that outgrow and outearn their peers live by these five lessons. How Can Incumbents Stand Out? Offer an “Easy Button” Colt CEO Keri Gilder explains how tech companies can wow their customers by making things simple and how she approaches growth through M&A. Revitalizing Joy to Remain Relevant Aaron Powell, CEO of Pizza Hut, discusses how innovation is motivated by purpose and going back to the basics. Recruiting Like an Insurgent Microsoft Brazil General Manager Tania Cosentino reveals her winning strategy on maintaining a company’s appeal to future talent. Leading With Energy Through Turbulent Times CEO of Albertsons Vivek Sankaran shares what he’s learned from managing a business through a global crisis and how he applies those lessons today. From Founder-Led Origins to a Decentralized Business Model Macquarie Technology Group’s David Tudehope, CEO, and Bart Vogel, non-executive director, reflect on successfully transforming their business model by empowering others to lead. Keeping an Entrepreneurial Spirit While Championing Change Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart, shares how leaders can maintain their company’s entrepreneurial roots despite growth and turbulence. How to Preserve the Essence of Founder-Driven Companies Ruth Handcock, CEO of Octopus Money, discusses strategies for acquiring and scaling founder-led enterprises while maintaining their entrepreneurial integrity. How to Succeed in an Era of Volatility Invest in prediction, adaptability, and resilience. How to Reclaim the "Founder’s Mentality" to Spur Growth Most successful companies start out as fast-moving innovators, willing to disrupt their industries on behalf of the underserved customer, but too many lose these powerful foundations as they scale. Roadmap for a Post-Pandemic World Bain Partner James Allen shares how CEOs can sustain the speed and adaptability that their organizations uncovered during the crisis. The Engine 2 Imperative: New Business Innovation and Profitable Growth under Turbulence Amid new forms of competitive differentiation and shifting business boundaries, the potential to build innovative, next-generation businesses at scale has never been greater. Covid-19: Is Your Board Hitting the Brakes on CEO Succession? Crises slow the most critical leadership decisions. A New Social Contract: Talent in a Post-Covid-19 World Design an organization that supports and celebrates your most critical roles. A New Social Contract: Planning in a Post-Covid-19 World You have most of the answers you need from lockdown ways of working. The best CEOs already know what to do. A New Social Contract: Middle Management in a Post-Covid-19 World You don’t have a “middle” problem. You have a “muddle” problem. See more
