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Why strategists should embrace imperfection
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In a world of rapid change, looking for certainty can obscure opportunity. Taking smaller yet bold steps provides a more sure-footed path through uncertainty.
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Navigating geopolitics with Richard Haass
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CEOs need to grapple not only with geopolitical volatility but potential domestic instability, says the career US diplomat.
In digital and AI transformations, start with the problem, not the technology
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For digital and AI transformations to succeed, companies need to understand the problems they want to solve and rewire their...
How to develop geopolitical resilience
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Geopolitical tensions have been rising, creating significant risks for companies, especially those operating internationally....
How to predict your competitor’s next move
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Know which competitors matter the most and predict their next steps with greater accuracy.
Strategies to win in the new ecosystem economy
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This shift from industry sectors to customer-focused ecosystems may be the largest economic reorganization in history. What role...
The strategy leader’s evolving mandate
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Strategy leaders have taken on additional responsibilities over the past decade in response to increasing volatility and shifting...
Deciphering the economy’s mixed signals
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As volatility persists, companies need to be ready for a range of macroeconomic scenarios.
Why bad strategy is a ‘social contagion’
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Author and academic Richard Rumelt explains how to develop strategies that aim to solve problems rather than simply state ambitions....
Four front-foot strategies to help create value in the net-zero transition
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Companies can identify green growth opportunities and move boldly to take advantage of them.
Understanding the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rule
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A new rule proposed by the SEC would require companies to significantly increase their reporting on climate risk. We look at...
Outgoing New Zealand Rugby President Bill Osborne on strategy and leadership
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The outgoing president of New Zealand Rugby discusses how his Maori background and time playing for the All Blacks have shaped...
Putting stakeholder capitalism into practice
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What does it mean to embrace stakeholder capitalism? Two experts explain the rationale and the steps.
Emphasizing the S in ESG
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How PayPal has made societal impact and purpose the guiding lights of its strategy.
The role of ESG and purpose
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Answering three questions about purpose and environmental, social, and governance issues can help business leaders zero in on...
Kevin Hostetler of Rotork on accelerating growth
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The CEO of the industrial-equipment supplier shares lessons from an ambitious organizational transformation.
Improving strategic outcomes with advanced analytics
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AI and machine-learning tools can enhance strategic planning.
The corporation in the 21st century
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Shifts in how businesses create value and how it flows to households highlight the changing role of the corporation.
The eight trends that will define 2021–and beyond
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Kevin Sneader discusses the new ideas and business models transforming industry landscapes.
In conversation: Managing in extreme uncertainty
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The pandemic tested organizations’ ability to find the right balance between overreacting and underreacting. Capturing...
The workforce of the future
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Accelerating trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation mean that more people will need to change jobs and learn new skills....
In conversation: The COVID-Exit
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Despite a resurgence of infections, confidence is rising about an end to the pandemic. Here is how to grow your way out of the...
In conversation: The great acceleration
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As trends speed up and outperformers increase their leads, companies urgently need to set a path for post-COVID-19 growth.
Building a great digital business
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How companies are leveraging technology to address rapid market changes.
Four ways to assess projects and keep them on track
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Biases can lead executives to misjudge project potential, ignore pitfalls, and let failures fester. Here is how to make better...
Purpose and the future for capitalism
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Economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton discuss how the capitalism could develop to benefit society more broadly....
Choosing the right path to unlock the economy
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Uncertainty is keeping consumers from spending and businesses from investing. The road to recovery requires instilling confidence....
The war on the coronavirus
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Three top military leaders offer lessons from the front lines of managing deadly crises.
Navigating unprecedented disruption
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Five long-term trends are transforming the world. The current crisis is accelerating some of them.
Making your business transformation stick
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Successful business transformations require an all-in commitment to bold strategic moves in both performance improvement and...
Protecting our lives and our livelihoods from coronavirus
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How will communities, businesses, and governments continue to respond to the crisis and what are the range of possible scenarios...
Planning ahead of the coronavirus crisis
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How can companies effectively mobilize their operations to overcome the coronavirus crisis?
Corporate purpose, during crisis and beyond
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How companies are using corporate purpose to guide their response to the COVID-19 crisis and the nascent recovery.
COVID-19: Strategies for getting ahead of the pandemic crisis
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Even as organizations focus on the immediate business shocks, they need to plan for the postcrisis world. Here is how to respond...
COVID-19: How business leaders should plan ahead for the next stage
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While governments battle the outbreak, businesses need to help economies come back online. Here is how to adapt your operations,...
COVID-19: What are the implications for your business?
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Excerpts from a webcast session recorded at the 2020 Global Business Leaders Forum on COVID-19’s implications for business...
Strategy at the speed of digital
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To succeed in the digital age, companies need to significantly raise their metabolic rate.
Stronger for longer: How top performers thrive through downturns
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Resilient companies enjoy gains that last long after an economic crisis has passed.
Jumpstart a better way to do strategy
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Eight practical shifts that can help management teams overcome the social games and corporate politics that doom so many bold...
How to make the bold strategy moves that matter
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What does it take to make a true performance leap? The authors of Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick explain the key strategic...
Measuring your strategy’s odds of success
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The authors of Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick explain how big data can help managers set bold aspirations and overcome...
Want better strategies? Become a bulletproof problem solver
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The value of creative and strategic thinkers capable of solving complex problems has never been higher.
How to resist the allure of ‘glamour’ projects
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Shiny new initiatives can distract you from paying attention to other valuable but mundane projects and investments.
How to take the ‘outside view’
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It may be easier than you think to debias your decisions and make better forecasts by building the “outside view.”...
How to avoid losses and prune projects proactively
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It’s common for companies to hang on for too long to projects or parts of the business that are underperforming. Two effective...
How to avoid digital-strategy pitfalls
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Most digital strategies don’t reflect how digital is changing economic fundamentals, industry dynamics, or what it means...