Kim Warren on Strategy

Strategy insights and living business models

· Strategy

Business model innovation: BMI

A clear and practical paper from BCG explains nicely what a business model is, what ‘innovating’ it means, and when and how to do it. The only caveat…

Kim Warren

BCG, BMI, business model innovation, transformation

· Strategy

Beware divesting core business

A rare example of clear and useful academic research from Emilie Feldman at Harvard [but treat it with care – see below]. Emilie “investigates “legacy” divestitures, the sale or spinoff of…

Kim Warren

core business, divestiture, free cash flow, growth, ROIC, transformation

· Strategy

... but some transformations are vital

There’s no question transformation is sometimes powerful or just unavoidable. You will find a more thorough, professional case showing how to think it through in Reinventing Print Media from strategy+business.

Kim Warren

media, strategy+business, transformation

· Strategy

More 'transformation' hype

Just had to pour some cooling water over another bit of hype on this issue. Harvard Business Publishing just promoted ‘Constant Transformation Is the New Normal‘ by Scott…

Kim Warren

Harvard Business School Publishing, Netflix, strategic management, transformation

· Strategy

Successful transformation

Readers will know I’m no fan of the obsession with ‘transformation’ in strategy, but it’s sometimes essential or advanageous. In Corporate Transformation under Pressure, McKinsey report a less…

Kim Warren

failure, mckinsey, reinvent, transformation

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