Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2016

Recruiting is like a hammer. Framing went from being a constraint in the building process to becoming a stage that could be easily scaled up. In construction, hammers are still used, but the scope of their use is much smaller and the projects they are used on are much more targeted. Consider leaving a comment!

Planning 50

Planning Hammer Succession Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

American companies have had to slash their margins to compete, and their share prices have been hammered as a consequence. Carbon constraints and energy policy: The United States has failed to create effective incentives for reducing the climate impact of its energy infrastructure and lessening its costly dependence on foreign energy.

Energy 11

Energy Competitive Advantage Price Constraint 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The editorial page of the New York Times recently hammered Mitt Romney with a piece called " A Big Storm Requires Big Government." Such constraints would likely encourage less risk taking before a disaster.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Incentives Insurance Hammer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

If all you have is a hammer, then everything will look like a nail. Just as different environments call for fundamentally different approaches to strategy and execution , different strategies also call for different designs for the strategy machine. Don’t let technological capabilities dictate the problems you solve.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The buds of innovation are fragile, and are easily squashed by critique or a view of the competitive market environment. They expect quality, and use it both as a selection criteria for purchase and as a constraint for sustained use. When process is a hammer, the risk is that everything becomes a nail.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Of course, buyback proponents argue that this is in fact optimal behavior; a reflection of the fact that in today’s environment, American corporations don’t have promising investment opportunities, so returning the cash to shareholders is the right thing to do.

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term EPS 8