Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2012

One of the most widely held beliefs in strategy is that variations in performance can often be explained by what industry a company competes in. A lot of our most cherished tools — five-forces analysis, the BCG portfolio matrix, and even SWOT analysis — rest on this assumption.

Analysis 15

Analysis Industry SWOT Market Segmentation 15

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2019

Your marketing plan and SWOT analysis are interesting – but they don’t mean a thing if you don’t have realistic figures on your bottom line. Plus it’s a useful number for comparing with different standard industry ratios. Develop a cash-flow statement. Create an expenses budget.

Finance 10

Finance Planning Development SWOT 10

Skip Prichard

JUNE 26, 2019

Over the last decade, I have studied organizations of all sizes in all industries to understand and boil down the mindset, patterns, and processes that lead to remarkable performance. My research led me to develop the six-step process that allows companies to outsize: (Copyright Steve Coughran, Used by Permission). Steve Coughran.

Strategy 78

Strategy SWOT Company Customer Loyalty 78

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Each industry, organization, divisions, units or people will have differing criteria of how they make decisions. They have videos on the developers site that will take you three minutes to learn the tool. SWOTCreator by Model Creator – The origins of SWOT are not well known and a bit interesting.

Executive Coaching 79

Executive Coaching Brainstorming Tools Decisionmaking 79

CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Each industry, organization, divisions, units or people will have differing criteria of how they make decisions. They have videos on the developers site that will take you three minutes to learn the tool. SWOTCreator by Model Creator – The origins of SWOT are not well known and a bit interesting.

Executive Coaching 68

Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Brainstorming Execution 68

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

XBInsight has collected competency data on nearly 5,000 leaders across a wide range of industries. When risks do present themselves, they develop plans to minimize the risk and identify where it is needed most. To develop better risk management behaviors, CEOs need to: List a minimum of eight ideas for new initiatives.

Innovation 8

Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Strategy-making can now happen in real time. Strategy can anticipate and learn. To what extent?

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. Strategy-making can now happen in real time. Strategy can anticipate and learn. To what extent?

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Once the sense-making began, intelligence experts used standard, outdated methods such as SWOT analyses and created lengthy internal reports. Analysts typically spent 80% of their time gathering information before they even began trying to make sense of it. Not a very fast process, and the results were rarely compelling for senior executives.

Media 15

Media How To B2C SWOT 15