Strategic Simplicity® #25

Digital transformation shouldn’t take years. That’s just how long it takes to untangle everyone’s confusion.

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Strategic Simplicity® #24

Every train-wreck project began with one meeting where nobody had the guts to say ‘This makes no sense.’ I say it in the first five minutes.

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Jokes!

1. My current wife says she doesn’t like my use of adjectives.

2. I love the look on people’s faces as they stand freezing at the bus stop while I drive past them. It’s partly why I became a bus driver.

3. The guy with the worst grades should get to give a graduation speech too. Let me hear both sides.

4. Whenever I see chocolate, I hear two voices in my head. One of them says, “Eat the chocolate.” And the other one says, “You heard her, eat the chocolate.”

5. My boss arrived at work in a brand new Lamborghini. I said, “Wow, that’s an amazing car.” He replied, “If you work hard, put all your hours in, and strive for excellence, I’ll get another one next year.”

6. My dental health plan is chew on the other side.

7. Dance like no one is watching. Because they aren’t. They’re looking at their phones.

8. I accidentally passed my wife a glue stick instead of her lipstick. She’s still not talking to me.

9. Every person has a story to tell. That’s why I wear earbuds.

10. Cars these days have too many gadgets. I tried to put my car into reverse and it played a video of someone being run over.

11. How to tell you’ve had a successful business meeting: 1) You ate free food. 2) You said one thing that was confusing enough to sound intelligent. 3) You left with no assigned action items.

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Strategic Simplicity® #23

Most transformations fail not from lack of talent, but from leaders trying to please everyone.

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Strategic Simplicity® #22

If your team can’t explain the strategy in one sentence, you don’t have a strategy. You have a creative-writing exercise funded by shareholders.

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Pizza Geometry

Here’s a useful, counterintuitive fact: One 18-inch pizza has roughly 12% more square inches of pizza — π(18/2)² = 254 square inches — that two 12-inch pizzas — 2π(12/2)² = 226 inches. — unknown

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Strategic Simplicity® #21

Your project isn’t complex. It’s just poorly thought through, and everyone is afraid to admit it. I call it out before the coffee gets cold.

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Strategic Simplicity® #20

Your organization doesn’t need another dashboard. It needs fewer priorities.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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Strategic Simplicity® #19

If everyone agrees immediately in a strategy meeting, it means nobody is actually thinking.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

21st Century Illiteracy = Inability to Adapt

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” — Alvin Toffler

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Strategic Simplicity® #18

Your biggest risk isn’t technology. It’s the stories your team tells themselves to avoid tough decisions. 

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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Strategic Simplicity® #17

You can’t innovate when you’re drowning in process. Creativity requires breathing room—not another steering committee.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Strategic Simplicity® #16

The best project management tool isn’t Jira. It’s a leader with a spine and a red pen. Everything else is adult daycare.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Strategic Simplicity® #15

Most strategies fail because leaders optimize for harmony instead of truth.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Dad Jokes!

Dad jokes!

1. The person who invented the Ferris wheel never met the person who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

2. I went to school for magicians but failed the final exam. They were all trick questions.

3. I want to tell you about a girl who only eats plants. You probably have not heard of herbivore.

4. I heard on the news that some guy was stealing wheels off police cars. The police are working tirelessly to catch him.

5. My doctor told me I’m going deaf. That news was hard to hear.

6. A king and queen walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, you’re not 21.”

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Nintendo: Innovation and Pivoting

The three leading video game makers are Sony (Playstation), Microsoft (Xbox), and Nintendo (Switch).

Sony (founded 1946) and Microsoft (founded 1975) are tech companies that branched into gaming.

Nintendo, however, pivoted the other way.  Nintendo (founded 1889!) started as a gaming company, making playing cards, and then pivoted into tech.

You can see this in how the market views them.  Sony's and Microsoft's consoles are judged strong on hardware metrics, like the chips and RAM.   Nintendo is praised for their characters and the strengths of the storylines and gameplay.

It's not easy to innovate and stay relevant for more than a century in a field (gaming) that is driven by disruption and technology.

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Strategic Simplicity® #14

Complexity isn’t a badge of honor. It’s the dumbest tax on earth and you’re paying for it with your career. I’m the refund. Praveen Puri President, Puri Consulting LLC Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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Strategic Simplicity® #13

If you need consultants to ‘align stakeholders,’ you don’t have a transformation. You have a turf war. Praveen Puri President, Puri Consulting LLC Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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Strategic Simplicity® #12

Every over-budget project starts with someone being too polite to challenge nonsense.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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Strategic Simplicity® #11

Your transformation isn’t stuck because it’s hard. It’s stuck because no one is willing to say what’s obvious. Praveen Puri President, Puri Consulting LLC Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

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AI Didn’t Break the Tech Industry. It’s Been Decades in The Making.

My Medium article on why AI alone isn't responsible for the broken tech industry, and hiring crisis.  It's part of a long, relentless devaluation and disempowerment of tech workers...

https://medium.com/@puriconsulting/ai-didnt-break-the-tech-industry-it-s-been-decades-in-the-making-f8d2bca6141e?sk=9da03fd915382cfb0ded54d8bd7a45d1

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Strategic Simplicity® #10

You don’t need more frameworks. You need one honest conversation that cuts through the BS.

Praveen Puri
President, Puri Consulting LLC
Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects
I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Strategic Simplicity® #9

Most executives don’t build strategies—they construct alibis.

Praveen Puri
President, Puri Consulting LLC
Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects
I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Strategic Simplicity® #8

Most executives over-engineer their future. I help them design one they can actually execute.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

Strategic Simplicity® #7

AI won’t save your strategy. It’s busy writing haikus for middle managers. Ruthless focus, however, will make you untouchable.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri

The Fourth Girl

What is the fourth girl doing?  Click "Show/Hide Answer" to see the answer.

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She's playing chess with Clarie. You can't play chess by yourself.

Strategic Simplicity® #6

If your team needs a ‘transformation office,’ it means you’ve already lost control.

Praveen Puri

President, Puri Consulting LLC

Executive Advisor | Unsticking Complex Projects

I cut through strategic noise so leaders move faster.

© 2025 Praveen Puri