About 95% of what executives in competing companies do is pretty much the same all around. This is good management. If you are CEOing a wireless communication services provider, you strive to have an advanced technological infrastructure with a promising future, cool end-user phones, other devices and accessories, a great service system, attractive added-value services, […]
Archives for September 2015
Not Invented Here: Cross-industry Innovation
Innovation was and remains crucial if you want to remain competitive and keep pace with your industry. Much has been written about innovation. This book virtually adds some fresh thoughts to to body of knowledge.
Is cross-industry innovation for you? There are smart ways to make it work for almost every business
The concept of cross-industry innovation is getting more and more attention. This is for a good reason. The combination of maturing industries and disruptive change makes the traditional approach to innovation within the boundaries of an industry less effective.
Measurements and indicators – You will only get what you ask for!
Measures and indicators are important tools for every manager. They tell us how we have performed in the past (lagging indicators) or what to expect in future (leading indicators). It is common sense that business-related measures and indicators help managers to make better decision. However, the value of these measures largely depends on a wise […]
Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change
For me, this book turned out to be the perfect reading when I was unsatisfied with the traditional strategic planning process in our dynamic, volatile, and unpredictable world:
Rudderless organization without strategy
Without strategy, every company, organization or institution is rudderless. But what is strategy? A clear story with a distinct vision about where the organization needs to go and how to get there? According to Dr. Marco de Haas, CEO of S-Ray Diagnostics, this is not enough. A strategy is only a strategy when it is […]
Strategy Safari – The complete guide through the wilds of strategic management
This book was the nugget of my complete MBA reading list. All the other books were text books and thus more or less easy to understand. This one, however, was the only one I read as a page-turner.