Beware hiring outside talent

Also in Sloan Mgt Review, good to see a warning from Boris Groysberg and friends about the risks of hiring outside stars. Getting your hands on scarce talent Read more

Make use of customer complaints

Neat article on this in Sloan Management Review Read more

Winners from the down-turn?

Good to know that, as in earlier tough times, applications at business schools are running at record rates [+20% on last year in one case I heard of] . Let’s hope – really hope! – they get taught some solid, professional strategic management skills while doing their MBAs, so they don’t repeat the awful errors of some who went before !

IT/communications technology

Just come back from a great talk by Brian Levy, HP’s Chief Technology Office for Communications & Media. Amongst many useful insights he offered were Read more

Losers in consulting from the down-turn

After seeing that business school applications are up, following the release of professional staff from banking etc, I see the consulting sector is suffering a down-turn [Economist, 20-26 Sep]. They should have anticipated this, Read more

Good old tools still help

You would expect knowledge in a professional field to accumulate – what we use today being built on what was known and used in the past. Strategy often doesn’t feel like that – a new fad gets promoted, then falls away as the next one comes along. So it’s a good reminder that one such tool is still helpful – if used with very great care! Read more

The banking crisis – again

I’ve gone on about this before, but it’s gone way, way worse since I last brought it up, so let’s not forget Read more

Smart airline strategy for the melt-down

Seeing the sector is anticipated to lose $5bn this year, and more in 09, who managed strategy well over the last 5 years? .. which of course would include anticipating and planning for the inevitable down-turn? Competent strategic management for most firms would imply Read more

Business academics go ‘relevant’

Just come back from the British Academy of Management conference in Harrogate – the get-together where many Business School faculty exchange latest thinking. The theme was ‘the Academy goes relevant!’ .. if only that were true ! Read more

How to Expand While Cutting Costs

An interesting article in on this topic, which is probably front of mind for quite a few organisations right now, in strategy+business. The article comes up with ’the frugal growth triangle’, on the working relationships between business units, corporate and shared functions. Unfortunately, Read more

Next Page »