Effective Strategy Implementation
To execute the strategy more effectively, this study proposes an integrated model combining the resource-based view of ‘McKinsey 7S’ and the industrial organization point of view.
Effective Strategy Implementation
To execute the strategy more effectively, this study proposes an integrated model combining the resource-based view of ‘McKinsey 7S’ and the industrial organization point of view.
CEOs Must Overcome Executive Disagreement To Drive Strategy
Senior executives often disagree on their company’s strategy, but CEOs can overcome this by a return to the basics: a customer-focused strategy.
SPORTS OR ACADEMICS: SHARPEN YOUR DISTRICT’S FOCUS WITH THE RIGHT STRATEGIC CHOICE
ACHIEVING CUSTOMER FOCUS AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
BECOMING A STRATEGY-LEADING SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERINTENDENTS SHOULD BE STRATEGY LEADERS. NOT FIREFIGHTERS OR COUNSELORS.
USE CUSTOMER PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO ALIGN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT’S STRATEGY
ACHIEVING CUSTOMER FOCUS AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
EXPANDING MARGINS
Many B2B companies are stuck in a value trap because product improvements do not expand margins. Linking customer value to margins provides a sound basis for strategic growth.
BUSTING THE SALES TRAP IN STRATEGIC PLANNING
Most senior executives do not realize the strategic potential of increasing customer value. An assessment of more than 400 executives showed more than 70% underestimate the impact of increasing customer value on sales growth
SOLVING THE EBITDA PUZZLE
EBITDA increases need not come from relentless expense reduction. The successful strategy uses customer value to prioritize budgeting because EBITA is strongly driven by customer value.
MYTHICAL NUMBERS ARE SO BIG THAT YOU BELIEVE THEM WITHOUT QUESTION.
In strategy planning, mythical numbers emanate from consulting studies intended to establish broad and eye-popping trends…
WHAT TYPE OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE ARE YOU?
With their inward-looking approach, leadership and board members at Flour may damage long-run performance unless the goal is to explore strategic options. A better way forward for Flour should start with customer value and its drivers to focus the company’s strategy. Customers, after all, are the main sources of cash flow for any company. Cost cutting as a strategy is neither desirable nor likely to be successful.