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The Flevy Blog covers Business Strategies, Business Theories, & Business Stories.
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I’m bemused by the repetitive announcements that “strategy is dead” and has no place in our rapidly changing and uncertain business environment. Pundits claim that: it’s too slow and laborious the outcomes are irrelevant in… Strategy Is Dead! A Premature Obituary?
It’s So Frustrating for Change Leaders! “Why can’t people see the future? It’s so obvious that we need to change–yet the people can’t see that there is a better way!” This is a cry I… Why People Can’t See the Future
Why Aren’t They More Strategic? This is an area of much frustration for many of our clients. They feel that their people don’t think strategically or apply enough creativity to recommended solutions. The executives then… Why Can’t People Be More Strategic?
The term “best practice” came to common usage during the benchmarking craze of the 1990s. Since then, it has been pursued by many “learning” organisations, supported by a burgeoning consulting industry who claim to have… Why “Best Practice” May Not Be Best Practice
Why the Interest in Mindfulness? The practice of mindfulness has been closely associated with improvements in mental health, physical health and overall well-being (1). These benefits have also been observed in the workplace, where ‘mindful’… We’re Mindful–Why Isn’t our Organization?
Why Napoleon? We all know that Napoleon had magnificent victories at Toulon, Tivoli (perhaps his greatest of all time), The Pyramids and Austerlitz – but what can we learn about his approach to strategy and… Win Like Napoleon–Think Neuro-Strategy!
The “War for Talent” Since McKinsey coined the team in 1997[1], they have argued strongly that effective Talent Management (TM) is a driver of value creation in organisations. This has launched a spate of TM… Talent Management Is DEAD–Killed by Complexity!
What’s the issue here? In the fast-paced world of today, we are urged to undertake ‘business at the speed of thought’ and become increasingly action orientated. Intuitively it makes sense to increase our speed of… Action Is the Enemy of Thought