This is an article about an exceptional group of companies – publicly traded, with market cap as of 2009 of over $1 Billion USD – who were able to grow their net incomes by at… Read more »
Profitable Organic Growth
Growth ambitions, yes. Growth capability? Still working on that…
My colleagues over at the growth practice at consultancy Accenture surveyed some of their largest clients about their growth prospects. The results are in my blog, “ready for growth, but not prepared” over at the… Read more »
More women in top management = more success as a company
Experts and observers have long argued that there is a benefit to firms of having more women in senior decision-making roles. The reasons are many, including the importance of diversity, the fact that senior women… Read more »
Does doing good mean doing well? Research from colleague Ray Fisman
In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one’s proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
Does doing good mean doing well? Research from colleague Ray FIsman
In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one's proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
Intelligent Failure Noted in The Economist
In an article published in the April 16 Economist, the positive side of failure, as featured in a recent special issue of the Harvard Business Review is discussed. Interesting reading for those of us who… Read more »
Questions from my webinar on Intelligent Failure
I just wrapped up a webinar on the topic of failing by design, which is the subject of a recent artilce in the Harvard Business Review. There were some quite interesting questions asked during the… Read more »
Analysts or business designers in today’s strategy work?
A LinkedIn Question went like this: Is business strategy as we teach it in Harvard Case Studies Obsolete? Do we need to develop business designers and not strategic planners? Traditioal strategic planning takes a… Read more »
Profit from the Core - A growth theory is put to something of an empirical test and OUCH!
One of the more popular books on growth in recent years has been Profit From the Core, a book that suggests firms should focus their efforts on core and adjacent markets to find growth opportunities. … Read more »
Profit from the Core – A growth theory is put to something of an empirical test and OUCH!
One of the more popular books on growth in recent years has been Profit From the Core, a book that suggests firms should focus their efforts on core and adjacent markets to find growth opportunities. … Read more »
Nice start to the year - Directors’ publication recommends Discovery Driven Growth
A good friend and very successful publicist, Mark Fortier was kind enough to pass along the information that Discovery Driven Growth has been recommended by the editors of "Agenda" magazine, a magazine aimed at corporate directors. … Read more »
Discovery Driven Planning Makes an Impression on CFO’s
A few months ago, I had the pleasure to give the keynote speech at the annual CFO "Core Concerns" conference published by CFO Magazine. The topic – how can you invest in growth, while containing… Read more »