Peter Skarzynski (summarizing the thoughts of Gary
Companies that are successful avoid three deadly sins: 1. Arrogance that we will always be successful doing what we’ve always done. 2. Denial or not being realistic, looking in the mirror and saying there is something going on here. 3. Nostalgia for an old business model that has since decayed or is decaying.
Content: Quotation | Source: Quisic | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Ram Charan
author and consultant…
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Quisic | Subject: Management
Robert Filek
Strategy without process is little more than a wish list.
Content: Quotation | Source: Quisic | Subject: Strategy
Peter Keen
What I’ve noticed about the really good companies is that the leadership narrows the business model down so that people can see it and make use of it. They can get a sense of direction. They’re all on the same page . . . What we’re seeing in the Speed Economy is the death of the consensus approach to strategy – the approach of the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Quisic | Subjects: Leadership, Strategy
Peter Keen
noted professor, prolific writer, and celebrated consultant for his own Keen Innovations
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Quisic | Subject: Management
Finding Sustainable Profits in E-Commerce
The author argues that to sustain a competitive advantage, Web retailers must align their strategies with the product characteristics and buying practices of customers in their market segment. He divides the dot-com retail market into four segments on the basis of the type of good sold and describes the strategies needed to succeed in each.
Content: Article | Author: John M. de Figueiredo | Sources: Quisic, Sloan Management Review (MIT) | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Retail
What Can M&A Process Do for You? Ask the CEO Who Stole Your Deal!
The failure of most mergers and acquisitions to deliver their cost of capital has been well documented and quantified. What hasn’t been discussed as openly is the cost of the deals that got away–often because potential suitors do not have the right valuation procedures in place.
Content: Article | Author: Robert Filek | Sources: PwC, Quisic | Subject: Management
Pulling Together: Making Alliances Work
Alliances offer a powerful way to gain new capabilities and market reach, but only if they are managed effectively.
Content: Article | Authors: Gina France, Sharyn Kohen, Yacin Mahieddine | Sources: Ernst & Young, Quisic | Subjects: Management, Strategy
Robert Herz
co-author (with Robert Eccles, Mary Keegan and David Phillips) of The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game.
Content: Thought Leader | Sources: PwC, Quisic | Subject: Management | Industry: Investing
Susan Annunzio
Annunzio is a Chicago-based partner at the consultant firm Nextera, an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and author of eLeadership: Proven Techniques for Creating an Environment of Speed and Flexibility in the Digital Economy
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Quisic | Subject: Management