Tag Archives: Decision Making

Why Smart Leaders Trust Both Data Analytics and Gut Instinct

28 Monday Sep 2026

Posted by in data architecture, Data Supply Framework

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , ,

Reading the Data Omens: Why Modern Business Needs Analytics and Intuition

People using devices beneath a cloud network; sign reads “THE GOOD STRAT BLOG.”
People gather across a countryside setting while digital connections link them to a shared cloud network.

For centuries, human beings looked to the skies, the flight of birds, or the sudden appearance of a black cat to divine what lay ahead. In folklore, ignoring a portent was a recipe for ruin. Today, modern enterprises look down at dashboard metrics rather than up at the clouds—yet the fundamental search for foresight remains unchanged.

Continue reading →

VALUES & PRINCIPLES: Fundamentals in Focus – Doing Things Deliberately – 2026/02/25

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

Posted by in Inform, educate and entertain.

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , ,

Martyn Rhisiart Jones

Madrid, Wednesday 25th February 2026

Sir Afilonius Rex: Welcome to this week’s Fundamentals in Focus, brought to you by the BBC, RTVE, NRD, CNN, S4C, FT Weekend and RTE.

This week’s panel consists of Annie Tusk, senior correspondent at The Guardian, Jilly Penn, columnist of the Financial Times, Martyn Jones of Goodstrat, the highly respected Alice Sauzgatillo of Spain’s RTVE, the veteran great, King Larry, and Juliette Brioche of Le Canard Enchainé.

The questions for today are:

  1. What do we mean by doing things deliberately?
  2. What should we mean by doing data deliberately?
  3. How can we ensure that rigid adherence to what we consider to be deliberate data capitalism is its downfall?
Continue reading →