Strategy
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When Your Business Needs a Second Growth Engine
Idea in Brief The Opportunity While new technologies continue to upend industries and shorten the lives of corporations, there has never been a better time for companies to search for…
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Democratizing Transformation
Idea in Brief The Problem Many companies struggle to reap the benefits of investments in digital transformation, while others see enormous gains. What do successful companies do differently? The Journey…
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Make Resilience Your Company’s Strategic Advantage
Over the last few years, business leaders have been reminded repeatedly of the interconnectedness and unpredictability of businesses, economies, and societies. Humanitarian disasters, from the pandemic to the war in…
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Research: When Praising the Competition Benefits Your Brand
When it comes to engaging with competitors, most brands take an antagonistic approach — think the age-old rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, or the memorable “Mac vs. PC” ads. However,…
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What Makes a Company “Future Ready”?
The pandemic put companies under a tremendous amount of stress. It revealed who is ready for the many changes the near future will bring — and who is not. In…
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What Stops Managers from Looking to Other Industries for Inspiration
Looking outside one’s own industry has resulted in many remarkable innovations and disruptions. But all too often managers lack the mandate, authority, or confidence to make it work. They can…
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Executives, Let Stakeholders Drive Your Strategy
The traditional process of making strategy is about managers finding a way to align a company’s capabilities with its opportunities and environment. That works well enough when environments are relatively…
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Business Forecasts Are Reliably Wrong — Yet Still Valuable
Business forecasts are often wrong — and yet they can still be a powerful tool for savvy leaders if they view them in aggregate and ask the right questions. The…
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How Tesla’s Charging Stations Left Other Manufacturers in the Dust
Over the past five years, the major auto companies have invested massively in electric vehicles (EVs). The Volkswagen Group in 2017 announced that they would offer 80 new electric vehicles…
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Is Your Startup Doing Everything It Can to Capture Value?
More and more startups are popping up, offering customers new services and products that save them money. And while their offerings are attractive, they have one shortfall: They don’t capture…
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