This is a specific illustration of the principles of an earlier topic (see ‘the Zombie business’ here) – that a business system needs some minimum recycling of cash…

A recent post set out the generic “strategic architecture” of a business system. Those principles have an important implication … Over the years, I have come across many…

An earlier post explained that dynamic business models may feature common structures that arise in many different cases (e.g. how customers drive sales and how people-quality changes with…

We all know, of course, that we need good quality staff, not just numbers! But what do we mean by ‘quality’ and how can we understand and manage both the…

Strategy or “strategic management” is a much broader task than simply developing and monitoring the business plan! … and performance improvement programs (PIPs) make a vital contribution to success. … but most…

Here is a small quiz … An organisation starts with 250 junior staff, 50 mid-level, and 10 senior leaders. Then: … each year, 10% of seniors leave (so…

I sometimes get challenged with a comment like “Not every problem is a nail, so to fix them you need other tools (for business analysis, strategy, fixing issues…

I guess we all know that getting the people thing right is totally critical to strategic success and to sustained strong performance. We can have all the great products, powerful…

Whether we are talking about developing strategy or creating a business model, common methods share a BIG limitation – they only define your “position”.  What the heck is “position”!? …  simply…

There seems to be quite an industry around “valuing” brands – which is a puzzle …  The Coca-Cola company has a huge value, of which the soft-drinks business…