Comments for Talking about strategy

Comment on Profitability or growth? by … talking about strategy » Cost cutting & strategy

… talking about strategy » Cost cutting & strategy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:26:15 +0000

[...] ratios and urges bench-marking to identify cost-reduction targets. As McK-Q itself has noted, raising ROIC and delivering cash-flow growth are not the same, and frequently [...]

Comment on The MBA under siege by Mintzberg’s destruction of Strategy : … talking about strategy

Mintzberg’s destruction of Strategy : … talking about strategy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:18:13 +0000

[...] keynote role at a conference on the MBA is a worry, but his latest foray into strategy is too serious to let pass. In Management by [...]

Comment on The MBA under siege by Paul Holmstrom

Paul Holmstrom — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:43:10 +0000

I don’t agree about Mintzberg. I find his tomes about strategy very relevant. I think his case studies on how strategy emerges shows the importance of a professional and fact based approach. I find it interesting how he separates the process and method through which real strategy is developed, from the strategic planning process. I spent 15 years with international companies like Volvo, Saab and BASF, half of the time in charge of strategic planning, most of the time an inefficient process not producing any strategy.

Comment on New global power-brokers by Soverign Wealth Funds march on : … talking about strategy

Soverign Wealth Funds march on : … talking about strategy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:58:22 +0000

[...] to $25.3 billion in Q3. Favoured sectors include engineering-related and raw materials industries. As I have noted before, these players could have a big impact on competitive conditions in affected industries, especially [...]

Comment on What MBAs want by Leadership — What MBAs want

Leadership — What MBAs want — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:26:01 +0000

[...] Read original… AKPC_IDS += "8,"; [...]

Comment on What MBAs want by What MBAs want » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place.

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:00:48 +0000

[...] dean of Duke Business School, about increasingly mature expectations of future ex… carry on reading. AKPC_IDS += "1555,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged Blair, [...]

Comment on The Execution Premium by Real Time Web Editing… — The Execution Premium

Real Time Web Editing… — The Execution Premium — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:14:12 +0000

[...] The Execution Premium Go to full version… [...]

Comment on Why Most CEOs Are Bad at Strategy by Real Time Web Editing… » Blog Archive » Why Most CEOs Are Bad at Strategy

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:58:15 +0000

[...] Why Most CEOs Are Bad at Strategy January 30, 2010 Go to full version [...]

Comment on Why Most CEOs Are Bad at Strategy by Why Most CEOs Are Bad at Strategy » Dig for Leadership - Stories that try to make the world a better place.

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:15:32 +0000

[...] blog post by Roger Martin* makes a good case that CEOs find it hard to simultaneously make… carry on reading. AKPC_IDS += "1538,"; (No Ratings Yet) Loading … Posted in Leadership | Tagged Blog, [...]

Comment on Green Recovery by Green strategy potential : … talking about strategy

Green strategy potential : … talking about strategy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:55:19 +0000

[...] we are already condemned, the faster firms get going with this, the better! Further to my post on green recovery, it’s interesting to discover from a McKinsey Global Institute slide-set [...]