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…

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…

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…