Strategy

Most companies think that 'Technology X' or 'Startup Y' is disrupting their business, but there's a flaw in this thinking. It is customers who are driving the disruption. Companies routinely miss that customers

There are lies and there are myths; lies are generally easier to spot, and myths present a different, subtler trap. They are often based on a plausible half-truth and can lead you astray

At a fundamental level, strategy boils down to two options: Do what everyone else is doing (and spend less money doing it), or do something no one else can do (or haven't thought

Strategy is all about being different and choosing a unique and valuable position, and conducting activities that are hard to match and copy. The adoption of strategic sustainability measures, e.g. focusing on

Many leaders want to make more time for strategic thinking and understand that being strategic is essential to their organization’s success. Yet, many leaders say they lack the time for strategic thinking.

Companies often fail to address tough questions about strategy and execution: 1) Are we really clear, as a leadership team, about how we choose to create value. 2) Are we investing in those

There's a common misperception that the top exec in a company conceives the strategy, and execution happens below. Let's first define “strategy” and “execution,” the former is about making choices and the latter