Strategy

Have You Tested Your Strategy Lately?

Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, Sven Smit

Ten questions to recharge the strategic thinking of your organization.

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The CEO of Bayer Corp. on Creating a Lean Growth Machine

Gregory S. Babe

The chairman of a branch of Bayer explains how he deployed a Lean project that transformed the organization and gave the company a major competitive edge.

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Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity

This report analyzes the potential impact of Big Data in five spheres of activity: healthcare, public service, retail distribution, production, and geolocation services.

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How the UK's Royal Marines Plan in the Face of Uncertainty

Arnoud Franken, Chris Paton, Simon Rogers

How the Royal Marines reconcile order and improvisation to take effective action in unforeseen situations in the field.

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Competing through organizational agility

Donald Sull

Companies must develop their agility in three domains: strategy, resource allocation and operational processes.

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Integrative Thinking

Stuart Crainer, Des Dearlove

An introduction to integrative thinking and the advantages it provides.

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The Granularity of Growth

Mehrdad Baghai, Sven Smit, Patrick Viguerie

Adopt a very detailed market analysis model to position yourself in promising segments.

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The Checklist

Atul Gawande

The considerable impact of introducing checklists in intensive care units in the U.S.

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The misguided practice of earnings guidance

Peggy Hsieh, Timothy Koller, S. R. Rajan

Overthrow the tyranny of short-term reporting by rebasing communication on the strategic vision.

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Measuring long-term performance

Dobbs, Timothy Koller

The limits of using financial indicators to evaluate a company's financial health.

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