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Strategy Breaks Eggs

In 1952 Rupert Murdoch inherited the Adelaide News and Sunday Mail from his father.  The Adelaide News, as left by Sir Keith Murdoch, was an uninspiringly small newspaper.  The Murdoch

In Conversation: Richard D’Aveni

Face-to-face, Richard D’Aveni is a big man, with incisively large opinions; keen to tackle the big ideas. We asked him about the genesis of Hypercompetition: The book came about because

Core Thoughts

“By the 1990s strategy had become discredited,” recalls Gary Hamel. “All too often ‘vision’ was ego masquerading as foresight; planning was formulaic, incrementalist and largely a waste of time in

Not Doing

Sometimes doing nothing is the best strategy. Simply, not doing. When he became CEO in 1993, former McKinsey consultant and turnaround master, Lou Gerstner, decided not to split IBM –

strategy delivery

Great Strategies Need Great Delivery

The 10 principles of implementation excellence Every CEO or leader is accountable for overseeing strategy design and delivery in his or her organization. Leaders also recognize that strategy implementation excellence

In Conversation: Rebecca Parsons

When it comes to getting things done, the business world has always been willing to embrace ideas and inspirations from a variety of sources. Military role models have proved perennially

Keeping Your Balance

Over the last century measurement has lain at the heart of management.  Indeed, measurement has often appeared to be the central function of management.  Scientific Management, for example, involved measuring

The Business Portfolio Map

We have prototyped a new tool called the Business Portfolio Map. The aim: to help organizations understand if the business is prepared for the future or risks disruption. The Business

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