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December 13, 2019

The Booming Business of Looking After Boomers

Plenty of people are gearing up to make a—ahem—killing in the senior care business. Is it an opportunity or a mirage?   The World Is Getting Grayer One of the more interesting types of strategic… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

November 16, 2019

Packaging: A $1.2 Trillion Sector Going Through a Rethink

We want it personal, digital, flexible, and eco-friendly, and we’re starting to turn away from plastics, but none of this is easy.    We’re Asking a Lot More of Packaging Than We Used To—and Suppliers Are Responding  As e-commerce continues its penetration into every corner of our commercial… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

October 8, 2019

The Fast Changing, But Fickle, Competition in Consumer Packaged Goods

Digital has made a whole new kind of business model possible—and incumbents are reeling. Born-Digital Companies Are Going Direct They’re new, they’re nimble, and they’re communicating with your customers right under your nose, causing decades-long… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks, Uncategorized

September 23, 2019

Venture Capital 2.0: This Time, It’s Different?

Venture capitalists are partying as if it’s 1999—and we know how that went. Entrepreneurship 101 says startups should conserve cash, keep costs flexible, and operate with parsimony.  Way too many founders in the 90’s laughed… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Start Ups / Entrepreneurship, Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

August 21, 2019

The Trouble With Consulting

Predicting the end of traditional management consulting has become something of a cottage industry, but so far the market leaders have retained their allure despite a world which has shifted underneath them.    The Management Consulting Business: A Rich Target… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

July 31, 2019

Staying Ahead of the Curve: How Mobility Clubs Are Driving Innovation

I was thrilled to attend the 2019 FIA Conference in South Africa earlier this year, where I shared insights into how clubs can forge a new path to success by quickly seizing opportunities, exploiting them decisively, and… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

July 23, 2019

The Effect of Disruption on Hiring and Reskilling

When Amazon is prepared to invest $700 million to retrain its workers for more demanding jobs in technology, you know that something big is afoot.  I would argue that this is a looming inflection point… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

July 22, 2019

Digitization and Disruption in the Construction Business

$12.7 trillion!  That’s the projected size of the global construction industry in 2022, according to one recent analysis.  In the US alone, construction employs some 10 million workers.   And while it’s a relatively slow-growth… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

June 24, 2019

Building a Proficiency for Game Changing Innovation and Growth: Mastering the Opportunity Portfolio

When you ask why large companies have a problem building an innovation proficiency, you get back all the usual suspects: “We have silos.” “It’s nobody’s job.” “We’re afraid of failure.” “It’s unpredictable.” And what do all… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Innovation, Opportunities, Thought Sparks

June 17, 2019

The Changing Business of People

HR has always wanted a seat at the table.  That day may finally be here.  Be careful what you wish for!  HR Challenges in a Tour of Duty Context HR used to be pretty straightforward. … Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

May 21, 2019

Big Food and the Revolution in the Ingredients Business

The rules of the game used to be pretty simple for large food companies: Make massive quantities of tasty and inexpensive (if not particularly nutritious) food products, create memorable brands around them, and use their… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Thought Sparks

May 14, 2019

Finding your arena – a new book and new toolkit

I was delighted to read Steve Blank’s great post featuring the work of my friend and colleague Marc Gruber.  Marc and I have been colleagues since my days in the entrepreneurship program at Wharton and… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Start Ups / Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Opportunities, Thought Sparks, Tools

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