strategy
How to Avoid Inevitable Failure Through Innovation
July 26 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Drucker saw that an organization must be prepared to abandon everything it does at the same time that it must devote itself to creating the new, and insisted that any proposal for a major new effort m...
Ed's Ink: Using Positioning Strategies To Gain Market Share
June 11 by Ed's InkMarketing experts tell us careful product positioning is perhaps the most important element of strategy formulation. Classic examples of psychological positioning abound.
Balanced Scorecard or OKRs: Which Tool Will Help You Execute Strategy?
September 11 by Paul NivenAt least two-thirds of companies struggle to execute their strategy. So how do the top performing organizations overcome this disturbing statistic? In this column, Paul Niven introduces two models. Ch...
Crafting & Executing Strategy: Part 1
September 06 by Ed's InkEditor's Note:Corporate planning has evolved over the years. Strategic planning is but one step (albeit an important one) in a series of relatively new tools to help organizations think through what m...
Crafting & Executing Strategy: Part 2
September 06 by Ed's InkEditor's Note:This article continues with the GM example illustrating the rise of General Motors in the 1920s via the development by Alfred P Sloan, Jr; a total strategic marketing plan which had as i...
The Fine Art of Negotiation: How to Win, Even When Facing a More Powerful Entity
August 21 by William Cohen, Ph.D.How do we deal with or seek joint and common interests with a giant against whom we have little clout? If you are a millionaire, you can hire a high-priced lawyer. But what if you are not and you must...
Strength of U.S. Economy Depends on Re-strategizing & Permanent Cost-Cutting
August 01 by Editorial Staff at Management Matters NetworkSeen from the perspective of the dangers of ever-growing deficits, rather than in terms of domestic politics, President Trump's "First Six Months" and his "Making America great again" agenda, looks qu...
Business Strategy: Drucker's ‘New Certainties’ and Why When All Else Fails, Think!
July 31 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Drucker said that what strategists should do is to be become "purposefully opportunistic." That is you look through the window and see what events that have already occurred mean for the future.
Why Did Ralph Lauren Fall Off His Horse?
August 25 by Jim ChampyInvestors seemed surprised when the luxury apparel and accessories maker Ralph Lauren reported $400 million in restructuring charges and warned of lower sales. A Wall Street Journal article attributed...