Strategy

Companies around the world are increasingly committing to climate change mitigation, pledging to reduce carbon emissions and water consumption across their operations and supply chains in an effort to slow…

Over the past decade, an increasing number of companies have been leveraging data and digital technologies to enter new markets.  Examples include Google’s entry into banking, Tesla’s move into car…

To clarify their strategy and communication around strategy, executives should create a simple document called a strategy spine. They should begin by imagining, as if they were an independent reporter,…

Too many “strategies” produced by companies and national governments are weak, lacking astute diagnosis and actions with any bite. To counter this phenomenon, we must recognize what a strategy actually is.…

Transformation has become a big business buzzword. Technological developments create a need for digital transformation. Climate change creates a need for green transformation. Shocks, such as Covid-19 or the war…

When building a business, the critical first step is to develop a strategy that resonates with your market. But once you’ve crafted that winning strategy, what does it take to…

When Jamie Colvin, an Olympic gold medalist for shot-putting, launched Protein Power Plates, in 2013, he envisioned it as a macho alternative to salad bars and smoothie shops for the…

The field on which companies compete on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance is vast, making it all but impossible for any company to successfully excel across all areas.…

Strategy execution is commonly fraught with failure. Having worked with hundreds of organizations, we’ve observed one consistent misstep when leaders attempt to translate strategy into results: the failure to align…

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…