Kim Warren on Strategy

Strategy insights and living business models

· Strategy

Forget strategy: hit profit targets?

The Times’ Patrick Hosking points to yet another lambast against sort-termism. The Trouble with Strategy explains why Finance is to blame for this, how Strategy should and can offer a solid alternative. In essence, the article [referring to Daniel Pinto’s Capital Wars ] argues that management, haunted by a minority of aggressive investors, pursue short-term…

Kim Warren

Finance, hedge funds, investors, profit targets, short-termism, strategic investments, Strategy, strategy dynamics, the trouble with strategy

· Briefing

Strategy Dynamics Briefing 2: It matters how we get there

Join me, Kim Warren, as I introduce and explain ideas behind Strategy Dynamics. This is the second in a series of fortnightly blogs designed to give you an easy introduction to the approach.

Despite a wide range of financial measures being available the interests of investors has led to the choice of one specific measure -economic profit – as the basis for assessing performance for any particular time period. Read on to find out more…

Kim Warren

cash flows, investors, profitability, ROIC, strategic management

· Strategy

'Gestures', not strategy

It’s hard enough dealing with current difficulties in a strategically sound way, but it’s not helped by actions that are pointless or counter-productive – examples below. Some of these actions just might be unavoidable if the business is in real danger of collapse, but very few are in such a bad…

Kim Warren

across-the-board, cost cutting, crisis management, cut budgets, downsizing, downturn, executive travel, freeze hiring, gestures, investors, strategic management, supply-terms

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