Strategy

What strategies are you adopting to give your business the edge?  And how will you sustain your advantage?  Here we share leading thinking from around the world on a range of issues that are top of mind for businesses across all industries and sectors.

• Getting stuck, getting inspired, getting there
• The crisis one year on - McKinsey global economic review survey results are out
• The pros and cons of thinking before you speak before you act
• Tips for getting what you wish for this year
• What are the business lessons we all can learn from The Apprentice?
• Step aside BRIC... The Female Economy is the next frontier of marketing opportunity
• Global Innovation Tournament - enter your business
• Lunch with Frank Lowy and tap into the resources of The Lowy Institute
• The business of being green
• In a Downturn, Discounts Can Be Dangerous
• Why Entrepreneurs Love a Downturn
  
• Is the age of globalisation over?
• Singapore Airlines’ Winning Strategy – a case study in differentiation and customer service
• How Starbuck’s Growth Destroyed Brand Value
• Effective persuasion is all about the “pull” factor. This HBR article will give you a strategic approach to persuasion 
• India’s middle class wants a better life – and what this means to you
• Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it – a McKinsey & Company article and Podcast
• There are two types of complexity. Understanding where to intervene is the key to managing them to create value - Cracking the Complexity Code
• Strategy’s strategists: Putting strategy into strategic planning
• How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose – how to gain ‘share of heart’, not just share of wallet
• In Innovation, Apple Leads… But the Game’s Not Over. This HBR article looks at how to be a long-term innovator
• Layoffs. Downsizing. Rightsizing. Job cuts. Separations. Terminations. Workforce reductions. Off-shoring. Outsourcing. Cutting Jobs as Corporate Strategy?
  

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