Lead Change Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

In their CFO Magazine piece, “ How An Obsession with Metrics Is Killing Your Company ”, authors Alexander Van Caeneghem and Jean-Marie Bequevort , write, “The quest for financial performance and the pressure to measure can corrode organizational cultures, narrow the focus of leadership, reduce intrinsic motivation, and support unethical behavior.

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P&L ROE Metrics CFO 220

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Here is an excerpt from article co-authored by Geoff Colvin that appeared in Fortune magazine. Every company needs to determine if its strategy requires an [.].

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Magazine Article IT Strategy Resources 85

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

This article was written by Jennifer Horn for the June 2016 issue of Strategy Magazine. Its strategy to get out ahead of the competition rested on the innovative, hard, vacuum-sealed packaging its then-parent company, Jacob Suchard, was using in Europe at the time. Nabob, you’re a feisty fella. Better Coffee” positioning.

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Brand Brand Management Advertising Management 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2018

Strategy is culture, culture is strategy. Most analysis of the rise and reinvention of Netflix emphasize its strategy and technology (as I have thus far). Today, Netflix is most noteworthy as a creator of content; it will spend a staggering $12 billion this year alone on programming.

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Technology Sharpe Strategy Content 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2012

We also acquired India's largest media products distribution company to deliver magazines, books, and DVDs to thousands of vendors across the country. In March 2012, we sold off the company to India's largest retailer, the Future Group, which was keen to own the business as part of its strategy to grow private label brands.

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Marketing Film GDP Media 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

They may have done a swell $2 million strategy study for a client, but then have to watch from the sidelines as a more broadly based firm swoops in to do the $15 million project — a total systems redesign, say, or a corporate reorganization — entailed in implementing the strategy. Monitor & Co.,

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Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2015

When Helen Gurley Brown took over Cosmopolitan magazine, she transformed it from a guide for housewives to an icon of independence. Its mission drove its strategy , not the other way around. We see things in the context of connections that already exist in our minds. Great brands operate the same way.

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Brand Marketing Sharpe Learning-by-Doing 8