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    Decision-making’s crucial 3rd leg
    Ozzie Paez
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Decision-making’s crucial 3rd leg

    In his book, Thinking Fast and Slow, Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman describes two systems that drive our thinking and decision-making. Sy...
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    Lockdowns are killing supply chains
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Lockdowns are killing supply chains

    It’s been frustrating helping business and political leaders understand the unplanned consequences of economic lockdowns.
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    Prepare for 2021
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Prepare for 2021

    Sometimes conditions beyond their control leave business leaders with few good choices...
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    Benchmarks and uncertainty
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jun 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Benchmarks and uncertainty

    he COVID-19 crisis has been exasperating for many of us in part because of contradictory explanations from experts and news sources...
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    Application notes: Starbucks
    Ozzie Paez
    • May 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Application notes: Starbucks

    Starbucks’ (SB) success relies on a socially centered customer value proposition...
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    Applying OPR's recovery framework
    Ozzie Paez
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Applying OPR's recovery framework

    This post discusses the OPR Framework’s application to social businesses, particularly restaurants...
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    Riding bad data to lousy decisions
    Ozzie Paez
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Riding bad data to lousy decisions

    ...we often lend automatic credibility to information and decisions based on data. It’s reasonable in many instances, but not always.
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    Why can't we get along?
    Ozzie Paez
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why can't we get along?

    I’m frequently asked about the implications of mergers and acquisitions.  The issue came up again after Fort Collins’ Woodward, Inc. announc
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    Soleimani's lost utility-A lesson
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jan 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Soleimani's lost utility-A lesson

    There is an important lesson for strategists and political, military, and business leaders in the killing of General Soleimani...
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    What are business disruptions?
    Ozzie Paez
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    What are business disruptions?

    The term ‘disruption’ has become a bucket word holding many imprecise concepts and definitions. That’s unfortunate because the fate of m...
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    Disruptions, decisions, and leadership
    Ozzie Paez
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 2 min

    Disruptions, decisions, and leadership

    Change is a constant in business, but not all changes are created equal. Executives and senior managers are usually most concerned about ...
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    Walmart, Guns and Disruptions
    Ozzie Paez
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 3 min

    Walmart, Guns and Disruptions

    Disruptions can make or break organizations and their leaders. If you lead or hope to lead in a competitive environment, then coping wit...
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    Innovations, disruptions, business and war
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Innovations, disruptions, business and war

    Innovative technologies possess disruptive capacity but are rarely disruptive on their own. Disruptions occur at the intersection of tec...
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    US vs. Iran: A tale of two mindsets
    Ozzie Paez
    • Jul 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    US vs. Iran: A tale of two mindsets

    President Trump’s frustrating efforts to engage with Iran’s leadership are understandable and explainable. The President’s negotiating s...
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    Healthcare's changing landscape – Part I
    Ozzie Paez
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Healthcare's changing landscape – Part I

    It’s a foregone conclusion that healthcare will be dramatically different in ten years or less. All the pieces are in place for a broad ...
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    Putting machine learning to work
    Ozzie Paez
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Putting machine learning to work

    Science fiction continues to undermine our general understanding of artificial intelligence. Even well-educated people frequently projec...
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    Should AI worry or excite CEOs?  Yes!
    Ozzie Paez
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    Should AI worry or excite CEOs? Yes!

    According to a recent survey, a majority of Fortune 500 CEOs see Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a big challenge[i]. Their feelings are ...
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    Strategy & sustainability at HBS
    Ozzie Paez
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 3 min

    Strategy & sustainability at HBS

    Harvard Business School’s (HBS) course on Sustainable Business Strategy is an important departure from its traditional focus on competiti...
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    Making sense of artificial intelligence
    Ozzie Paez
    • Sep 28, 2018
    • 2 min

    Making sense of artificial intelligence

    When new technologies emerge, visionaries and early adopters often present expectations, assumptions and unproven hypotheses as facts. M...
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    Getting smart about Artificial Intelligence
    Ozzie Paez
    • Aug 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Getting smart about Artificial Intelligence

    One of my primary functions is helping our clients cope and thrive amid disruptive change. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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