pwinter & company

pwinter & company We specialize in regenerating management processes inside established companies - and in incorporati We founded our boutique consulting company in 2005.

The founding partners share a fascination with business culture and the central role it plays in the success or failure of any enterprise. Ironically, success is almost always fatal - it is a rare company that can maintain a capacity for risk and competitive intensity in the face of predictable profitability. After all, it's one thing to climb the mountain. It's another thing to live up there. Est

ablishing a process of constant regeneration is the challenge. We know how to do that. It's what we do. We've done it for a global Internet company, for start-ups, for all kinds of clients. We learned the art and science of cultural regeneration the hard way - we each tried to turn established media companies around in the face of digital competition. Our new book, "Cowboys and Cannibals - Inside the Fight for the Future of Newspapers" chronicles that experience. We do not issue reports. Typically, at least one principal is embedded with senior management over a six-month period. Our operating style is different - we like to call it "truth without consequences." You see, we're less interested in the return gig than we are in helping you confront the forces of stasis and market myopia that are undermining your company every day. We are only interested in significant, challenging, long-term projects. We turn down more work than we accept because it's the idea that drives us, not just the remuneration. Besides, we're all "retired" and can afford to be picky - we choose to stay in the game for no other reason than we enjoy what we do and we enjoy each other's company. Peter Winter is a co-founding partner and president of the company.

Over and again, the same cycle. Recurrent profitabili9ty is a killer. It breeds hubris and stasis...
03/17/2023

Over and again, the same cycle. Recurrent profitabili9ty is a killer. It breeds hubris and stasis...

What ails Google. And how it can turn things around.

On the theory that entrepreneurs are former felons with mental issues...
03/03/2023

On the theory that entrepreneurs are former felons with mental issues...

Seven research studies reveal the traits and experiences that influence the decision to start a business.

Forcing discipline and speed into the product process. I'll take the Bezos approach over the Jobs' approach any day - bu...
02/24/2023

Forcing discipline and speed into the product process. I'll take the Bezos approach over the Jobs' approach any day - but then, I do spent half my time writing...! {free registration}

How two tech giants bring ideas into the world.

It depends on the actual competitive circumstances a particular company faces, but often incrementalism is more effectiv...
02/17/2023

It depends on the actual competitive circumstances a particular company faces, but often incrementalism is more effective than radical change. Look at IBM. And Microsoft, too... {free subscription}

The case for incremental change in a radical age.

Right up my alley, this one. Will the tech giants go the way of GE? {registration}
02/11/2023

Right up my alley, this one. Will the tech giants go the way of GE? {registration}

GE, Amazon, and the flywheel of death

The principal task of any leader is to recruit talent. Here's a funny but effective piece on how to evaluate job candida...
02/03/2023

The principal task of any leader is to recruit talent. Here's a funny but effective piece on how to evaluate job candidates...

These methods have helped me enormously—and can save you much heartache and anxiety

A follow-up to last week's post about the importance of effort and perseverance - you can't make it as an entrepreneur w...
01/28/2023

A follow-up to last week's post about the importance of effort and perseverance - you can't make it as an entrepreneur without 'em! (This post came to be via Bob Webster, who knows all about such things...!)

Guest blog by Bret Waters, Miller Center Executive Mentor I was recently asked to give a lecture on “Entrepreneurial Mindset”. So I did a little research for my lecture, beginning with the Google gods. The definition that Google responded with was: “Entrepreneurial mindset refers to a specific...

Calvin Coolidge - “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than ...
01/20/2023

Calvin Coolidge - “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts." Here's a twist on the same theme...

But that’s as far as they go. They can’t take it any further. And why not? Because they won’t put in the effort. Haruki Murakami on talent.

Just three years ago, Amazon was flush, thanks to the pandemic boom in online shopping. Finished 2020 with $84 billion i...
01/13/2023

Just three years ago, Amazon was flush, thanks to the pandemic boom in online shopping. Finished 2020 with $84 billion in cash. Bezos, then CEO, never got anywhere by being cautious. He kept right on spending and burned through it. Prime Video - notably the MGM acquisition - is a typically big bet. It will pay off, and this too, will pass...

The message below was shared with Amazon employees today.

My most popular article over on LinkedIn - more than 10,000 views - focuses on the things I learned from once having a r...
01/06/2023

My most popular article over on LinkedIn - more than 10,000 views - focuses on the things I learned from once having a really bad boss: "To Be a Bad Boss, Do These 10 Things." Here's a more positive, less ironic way to look at the same subject, from a young writer I really admire

How to reach new heights in your career

There's much to be learned about leadership - especially leadership in tough times - from Howard Schultz of Starbucks fa...
12/19/2022

There's much to be learned about leadership - especially leadership in tough times - from Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame...[registration]

Four strategies from businesses that beat the odds

The size of the group doesn't matter - to win, any leader must demand more of the team while offering total support at t...
12/11/2022

The size of the group doesn't matter - to win, any leader must demand more of the team while offering total support at the same time. Intensity is a key motivator. I love the thinking here in the RKG blog...

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