Culture vs. strategy - What's more important The best strategy in the world won’t work if the culture doesn’t fit The most important thing about organizational culture is that it's the only sustainable point of...
Remember when Motorola ruled the mobile phone business worldwide? And then Nokia did? And then BlackBerry did? And now none of them do? We all ask the same question about Kodak, monarch of the global...
Strategy, as we know it, is dead An article in Wall Street Journal announced, "strategy, as we know it, is dead" in the current economic environment. Executives, it reported, were adopting “just-in-time” decision-making. There is...
Rendered obsolete if they don’t adapt to market changes fast enough Anyone in the business world knows that it’s currently experiencing a rapid rate of change. New companies spring up seemingly overnight. Products and services...
Changes in the way customers wish to be served - change or fade away Businesses to consumer industries are facing tremendous changes in the way customers wish to be served. This puts a lot of...
Will body scan disrupt ordinary retail clothing Online customers may be able to buy clothes in their pajamas, but they never know just how well those purchases will actually fit. That problem may soon be...
Greenpeace has an impressive track record on social media engagement A new Arctic Ready website has been circulating around the internet highlighting Shell’s Arctic efforts. They have a section for kids - "Angry Bergs" -...
Technology shifts can radically change business principles. New technologies are being developed all the time, and the impact this has had on the world of business is immeasurable. As technology continues to move forward, it...
Disruptive change is now the rule Disruptive change is no longer the the exception, it’s the rule. The entertainment, computing, mobile phones, book publishing and photography have all recently experienced dramatic change due to new...
Would you trust a stranger to drive your car, or sleep in your house? Thousands of people say "yes" they would. They're part of the collaborative consumption movement. It's all about using social technologies to...
There is a huge difference between competing in a market and disrupting a market. When competing, a company tries to make a similar product in a given market segment, then competes against incumbent products on...
The new battleground for customer to air their grievances about companies Is social media the new battleground on which individuals air their grievances about companies? A survey conducted by communications agency Fishburn Hedges and Echo...
