Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Among my questions to them: How are you thinking about strategy these days? Some tentative conclusions: There is not much of a market for stand-alone strategy studies any more. Strategy has triumphed, the installed base is huge, no self-respecting company would be without one. This poses a dilemma for consulting firms.

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

And they love to pursue them, deadline commitments or old strategies be damned. They forget that the strategy which took them from small to midsize has already proven itself a winner. So they begin tinkering with their core strategy, burning up resources while their companies wander off their tried-and-true growth path.

Strategy 8

Strategy Wireless Company Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. He doubled GE’s investment in R&D. Then it wasn’t.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

An innovation strategy has to include both. Yet, its strategy for almost three decades has largely been that of a sustainer, not a disruptor. How has this strategy worked? Its specific tactics have evolved over time, but the basic strategy has remained the same. Let’s examine a few examples. None as far as I can tell.

Innovation 8

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Venture Capitalist Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

" Those Pesky Gray Areas The Upsides and Dark Sides of Rivalry Strategy + Business Strategy + Business Most of us aren't psychopaths or saints. The key, of course, is managing when rivalry is appropriate — and when it's dangerous for both your employees and your company. "Am I gonna be psycho?"

Class 8

Class Health Care Supply Chain Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

” That advice served GE well in shaping its portfolio of businesses and its strategy for many years, but it’s not clear to us that it is as relevant any more. It may, in fact, be a dangerous strategy in today’s business environment. The third problem is that few companies actually have a category strategy.

Strategy 12

Strategy Mass Marketing Business Model Brand 12