
Top Models
There are 11 parts to the programme, each featuring a different strategic model. The models have been chosen by Jon Leach.
APG
Sep 29, 20202 min read


Sharpen Your Strategy Skills with Football
Fantasy Premier League is here. As strategists, we're always looking out for new ways to test our skills and, frankly, show off a bit....
APG
Sep 2, 20201 min read


What Fantasy Football Taught Me About Data
Last year I won our agency fantasy football competition, claiming £270 in old tenners that I then had to take to the bank to convert into...
Loz Horner
Sep 2, 20203 min read


The Fundamentals of Strategy: Â A Brilliant How To
We have designed a brand new course for anyone who uses planning and strategic thinking in their work, be it for an agency or client or cons
APG
Jun 25, 20201 min read


Onwards and upwards!
At the APG, we are very aware that this is a tricky time for many strategists. Some are rushed off their feet. Others are on furlough....
Vicki Holgate
May 28, 20202 min read


Content For A Great CV
Did you know that the maximum time generally taken to read a CV is 30 seconds, and in most instances is more like 7 seconds? That’s the...
Denise Williams
May 27, 20202 min read


The Hustler’s Tool Kit - "How to survive as a first-time freelancer"
So, as a big-time planner, you have suddenly found yourself independent, solo, freelance, free as a bird (or laid off, unemployed, let go...
Jon Leach
May 26, 202010 min read


This Is The Time For The Great Reset
The only way to stay ahead of the curve is to shape it, not predict it. Covid-19 is a tragedy, not an opportunity or a brief. But it’s a...
Raquel Chicourel
May 20, 20206 min read

Different roles in Planning and Strategy
What is the role of a planner in planning and a strategist in strategy? It can be such an ambiguous role you can spend half your job figurin
Ben Shaw
May 4, 20207 min read


What two things help me with my job? | Gen Kobayashi
THINK: Aim for Zero. World renowned astronaut, Chris Hadfield wrote an incredible book entitled 'An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'....
Gen Kobayashi
May 4, 20202 min read

A Guide To Planning When Things Aren't Going T Plan: Planning in Unprecedented Times
I have never heard the word unprecedented spoken so many times as I have in the past month or so. So often, in fact, that I sometimes...
Ruth Yearley
Apr 27, 20203 min read


What is Strategy and why is it important?
Ahh the classic ‘what is strategy?’ question. I’ll answer this question in 3 parts if I may – what strategy is, what good strategy looks...
Matt Holt
Apr 20, 20204 min read


What two things help me with my job | Richard Kirk
In this post Richard Kirk, Chief Strategy Officer at Zenith UK lets us know about the two things that most help him with his Job.
Richard Kirk
Apr 15, 20202 min read


What two things help me with my job? | Kev Chesters
Wikipedia is a blessing and a curse. It’s an Alice hole for the curios. Well, this and Google Scholar...
Kevin Chesters
Apr 7, 20201 min read

How To Get Your Brand Noticed
I went to meet with a marketing director the other day for a cup of tea and a catch-up. He is an old colleague who now works for a large...
APG
Apr 6, 20205 min read