Too many portfolios still feel like a collection of disconnected products.
- Lorenzo Mandelli
- Jan 5
- 1 min read
When products are randomly positioned, they all point in different directions โ creating confusion and misalignment.
Fortunately, you can fix this by progressing through three phases:
๐ญ. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ (๐๐ฎ๐ฑ) : products operate as silos, each chasing attention on their own.
๐ฎ. ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ (๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ) : products begin to connect, with ecosystem synergies emerging.
๐ฏ. ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ (๐๐ฒ๐๐) : every product reinforces a unified portfolio strategy, anchored in the brand idea.
๐ The leap from ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค to ๐๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ is where brand equity and loyalty compound.
Alignment matters because it is:
โ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น โ a framework you can use tomorrow to stress-test whether portfolio decisions truly drive long-term growth.
โ ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ โ in the AI + digital era, alignment means moving fast, reshaping forms, while keeping strategy as the anchor.
โ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น โ alignment only works when ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
โก HOW MANY PORTFOLIOS TODAY ARE TRULY ALIGNED? AND IF NOT โ WHAT WOULD NEED TO CHANGE? ๐




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