Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Those companies that focus on building a system of three to six best-in-class, interlocking capabilities that support their way to play achieve a right to win in their industries. Is it more important to consider capabilities when you develop a strategy now than it was, say, five years ago? SD : Why now?

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It's a common assumption that offering more features or developing high-quality products and services is expensive, and that the products of these labors can command premiums. Unlike Ferran Adria's El Bulli in Catalonia, D'O doesn't operate at a loss. Operating such restaurants is expensive.

Quality 13

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

What do you think causes millions of people to miss work and school in developing economies? Beyond the humiliating difficulties for millions of impoverished individual women trying to improve themselves and support their families, this is a global issue with significant consequences for the economies of developing countries.

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

Although it’s difficult to measure directly, entrepreneurship is understood to be a way to a middle class life. In the past, economic development has prioritized big businesses. The Main Street business owner needs a different kind of capital from the high-tech entrepreneur. Shift the focus to include small companies.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8