Business Strategy
Business Strategy
Why do some people succeed far more than others? There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people - a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell claims that...
How do ideas spread? Why do some charities, movies, architects, politicians, potato chips and cars succeed, while others (just as good apparently)...
Executives today are confronted with a paradox. The public holds business leaders in low regard, mistrusts what they say and the motives behind what they do, and sees big companies as too powerful and much more...
In today's volatile and unpredictable economy, corporate agility is a prerequisite for success. Consequently, traditionally managed companies which are plagued by excess real estate; costly, inflexible labor forces;...
A pill bottle helps health care professionals monitor patients taking medication. A vending machine reports its own inventory over a wireless network...
“Thinking forward” is the phrase used by Patricia Cahill, president and CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), to describe the process that put CHI on the road to its current success. Thinking forward is the way CHI...
Adversity can be a friend. Whether it is working to overcome humble beginnings, lack of knowledge, or unexpected setbacks, failure has a way of making people take stock of their careers and lives in a way that success...
Thoroughly understanding the customer is essential to every successful business. This requires knowing the age, characteristics, wants, and needs of those who buy a particular good or service. But, as Kenneth Gronbach...
Because there can only be one market leader at any one point in time, the vast majority of companies exist as part of a pack of also-rans. However, today’s record-breaking numbers of mergers and acquisitions, and the...
In his book, Demystifying Strategy, Dr. Tony Grundy seeks to help people, especially those in leadership positions, become more effective strategic thinkers. He believes that a few “experts” have...
