Yes ! What a result ! Some years ago UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB [aka ‘Sky’] boasted they would capture 10m subscribers by 2010. In 2004, my friend Suresh…

Whilst business schools are seeing more applications by analysts and execs being down-sized from banks and other sectors, I see from the Economist [Giving advice in adversity] consulting firms…

Good to be starting a collaboration on this for the textbook 2nd edition with Alexander Zock at European Center for Aviation Development, who is trying to get better understanding…

Just remembered to warn about how NOT to go about destroying competitors. See my previous post on candidate for the most dangerous article in strategy.

Now here’s a really useful tool from McKinsey. Using ‘power curves’ to assess industry dynamics shows the value of seeing the size-distribution of competitors in an industry. It…

Another interesting one in HBR is Teaming up to Crack Innovation: Enterprise Integration. Essentially makes the same points as the HBS Working Knowledge article on P&G’s New Innovation…

Amongst a rich crop of articles in November’s HBR is Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets, which cleverly shows how the nature of the challenge varies…

I’ve just sent off for re-release to Business Expert Press 2 of 3 strategy dynamics booklets I thought had died. I wrote ‘The Critical Path‘ and ‘People Power‘…

I have just been asked to include a specific extra section on this in the LBS ADP executive course on which I teach, which reminds me it may be…

I’m sceptical of the value from surveys of executive opinion – why should I care e.g. whether X% of CEOs think that getting the talent they need is a…