No surprise I suppose that many companies took the shock of the down-turn to focus on cost-cutting. In What worked in cost cutting—and what’s next? McKinsey’s report of […]
IT-driven innovation
Some great material from MIT on this issue – IT has recently had less attention in strategy discussions than it once had, but that’s a big mistake, and these […]
Sustained growth: a challenge
We’ve noted before that strategy is about delivering earnings growth, not hitting ROIC ratios, but it seems that’s not easy. In Profit from the Core: A Return to Growth […]
Knowledge brokering in open innovation
I strongly recommend a McKinsey article on using knowledge brokering to improve business processes, with some simple but powerful points. E.g. effective business processes are key to performance throughout a […]
Six industry reviews
Bain & Co offer good reviews of strategic imperatives in chemicals, retail banking, consumer packaged goods, engineered products and services, oil and gas, and technology – with supporting reports […]