In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Steve Jobs and Larry Page took note of the environment in which their companies would operate but fretted little about it. That’s because success for Page and Jobs hinged on the strategic choices they made – primarily which products and applications to bet on.

CEO 242

CEO Chief Executive Officer Critical Success Factor Discount 242

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If you want to avoid making the same blunder, ensure to pay attention to the following factors before commencing your business: Define your marketing strategy. Marketing is the lifeblood of a business. Talking about the standout features, SEO is budget-friendly and guarantees long-term marketing success.

Webinar 111

Webinar Marketing Strategy USP Document 111

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

This is a book for the times we live in—and one that for many companies could mean the difference between success and failure. Execution Gap Maker #2: Nokia Nokia’s share of the worldwide market for mobile phones continued to slip in 2010. Why was this once-dominant player unable to execute and maintain its market position?

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Unhappy critics may well look askance at Barack Obama's performance as Commander-in-Chief. His "Obama for America" fundraising , analytics and "get out the vote" operation was a masterpiece of agile electoral innovation and entrepreneurship. This emphasis on test extended through every phase of the operation. They're right.

Marketing 11

Marketing Chief Technology Officer Case Study Critical Success Factor 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Instead, they should use a portfolio tool that classifies all existing, planned, and potential digital investments into four categories based on an assessment of their current and future contribution to business success. With this model, an investment can be defined as strategic, key operational, support, or high potential.

Tools 8

Tools Competitive Advantage Operations Technology 8

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

While there are many classic leadership books that are still relevant today – like Good to Great and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – and a flooded market of other business books , I wanted to share …. Becoming aware of our blind spot is critical to bringing forth the profound systemic changes so needed in business today.

Books 113

Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 113

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 10, 2015

As a critical success factor, strategy turned into a lucrative industry for a host of consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company , and the Boston Consulting Group. We used to call this mode of operation, “doing business by the seat of the pants.” Strategy is Constraining. Intentionally So.

Strategy 100

Strategy Critical Success Factor McKinsey Retail 100