Kim Warren on Strategy

Strategy insights and living business models

· Strategy

Are you the best owner of your assets?

With M&A activity recovering, a timely reminder from McKinsey to check out this question. Simple principles, but easily forgotten.

Kim Warren

acquisitions, divestment, M&A, recovery

· Strategy

Don't wait for recovery: focus and drive forward

When will the business climate improve? – wrong question! I’m not usually a fan of Fortune – too focused on personalities, rather than what actually gets done and…

Kim Warren

cutting costs, focus, Fortune, GE, Nalco, Pfizer, recovery, strategic management

· Strategy

Decline and recovery by sector

Experienced execs may have a good feel for how their particular industry may evolve during the downturn and recovery – e.g. consumer sectors tend to fall first, but…

Kim Warren

decline, downturn, industry sectors, Mckinsey Quarterly, recession, recovery, strategic management

· Strategy

More on strategic responses to the downturn

More from McKinsey on this, including a review on some useful thinking from last time.

Kim Warren

business models, complexity, downturn, Hugh Courtney, Mckinsey Quarterly, recession, recovery, scenarios, strategy dynamics

· Strategy

Strategic recovery guide

I’ve fumed about the strategic errors that have got so many firms into the mess in which they now find themselves, but I guess you might like some…

Kim Warren

article, downturn, recovery, strategic management, turnround

Strategy Dynamics Essentials

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Strategic Management Dynamics

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