Great to see SMS ask if there should be Certification in strategic management. I’ve raise before the need for this to be a truly professional discipline, so we can nail what […]
M&A Keep our heads this time?
The Economist reports that M&A activity is bouncing back, and as noted in other posts (search ‘downturn’ and ‘crisis’), strong firms should be taking advantage of weak conditions […]
Strategy Dynamics workshop – update
There will be a free workshop prior to the Strategic Management Society conference on Saturday 10th October 4.30-6.00 [updated date/time], at the Embassy Suites, Washington DC. If you would like […]
eBay/Skype split
Sad to see the ill-fated marriage of eBay and Skype end in divorce. Though it’s more fun to celebrate strategy triumphs, disasters can offer important lessons too. An Economist […]
Green Recovery
Just been alerted to Green Recovery, another debunking of assertions that it is too costly to tackle environmental damage [notably carbon emissions]. This follows a session I saw from John […]