If you didn’t catch the article by Scott Thurm in today’s Wall Street Journal, you should check it out. He reports that researchers from Stanford University, the London School of Economics and the consulting firm… Read more »
Business Strategy
Even private equity firms need to worry about management disciplines to add growth and create value
As the financial markets continue their dizzying spiral into a never-never land of losses (did I see that UBS lost over $11 billion in the fourth quarter alone???) I’ve been interested to watch the response… Read more »
Pulling the plug… end of life cycle and standards losers in today’s top stories
One of the most difficult – but essential – decisions to make in today’s hypercompetitive markets are those that involve shutting things down. It is heartbreaking – every product, every line of business and every… Read more »
The curse of past success: Fast Strategy Diagnostic
Doz and Kosonen have a most interesting diagnostic tool posted on their website strategic agility, which is linked to their book Fast Strategy. If you are concerned that your organization may have enjoyed too much… Read more »
When Yesterday’s Leaders Can’t Lead Tomorrow’s Business-some ideas from Doz & Kosonen
One of the enduring dilemmas of any successful business is that there will inevitably come a time when those who led the great success of the past will be faced with the erosion of what… Read more »
When Yesterday’s Leaders Can’t Lead Tomorrow’s Business-some ideas from Doz & Kosonen
One of the enduring dilemmas of any successful business is that there will inevitably come a time when those who led the great success of the past will be faced with the erosion of what… Read more »
Is your company unintentionally creating executive blind spots?
One of the nice things about being a very senior executive with a multinational company is that the job comes with perks. Sometimes, however, these perks can have the unintended effect of isolating key decision-makers… Read more »
Consumption Chain – customers value a complete experience, but companies organize otherwise
A short recent piece in Fast Company highlights a point that I make over and over again in our executive programs and with clients: customers value a complete experience, while companies organize themselves by a… Read more »
Competing with your customers as you grow
A conversation taking place among colleagues over at the Kellogg innovation blog/web forum (http://marketdrivengrowth.blogspot.com) has to do with how you can move into spaces that are occupied to some extent by your customers,with the goal… Read more »
Competitive Separation vs. Competitive Advantage
Posted by my colleague, Bob Cooper, for Driving Organic Growth group. In an effort to further the discussion comparing competitive advantage vs. separation, I would like to introduce a very powerful tool developed by McGrath… Read more »