Analyzing five consumer goods categories across five sales channels in USA, we see that consumers shifted their spend away from traditional brick-and-mortar channels and toward online and value channels. Still, the volume losses in brick-and-mortar outweighed the volume gains made…
Four forces have shaped workforce strategies at key moments throughout human history—and they’re at it again. By understanding how the forces have operated in the past, you can better prepare your contemporary workforce to weather tomorrow’s challenges. Read more in…
Adjacency expansion has not been a common strategy in advanced industries, with only 11 percent of major companies moving into adjacent markets over the past 15 years. Read more in McKinsey How to reignite growth through adjacencies By Matt Banholzer,…
There are three hidden levers of power that, when activated, move the performance needle. Two were revealed, according to new analysis of PwC’s survey data, to be even more powerful than expected, and the third may be more fundamental but…
Although the European power market is experiencing one of its most challenging periods, close collaboration among stakeholders (such as utilities, suppliers, and policy makers) can enable Europe’s green-energy transition to continue while ensuring a stable supply of power. Find out…
The goal is a clear ecosystem strategy. Much as firms have corporate and merger-and-acquisition strategies, so should they have a clear strategic vision of why, where, and how they should engage in business ecosystems Read more in Strategy & Business…
Disruptions and developments that suddenly affect us often brew on the periphery, or under the surface, well before they break through. These inflexion points – the moment when those trends break through – cause business assumptions to change. Read more…
A transformation, in this context, is a major shift in an organization’s capabilities and identity so that it can deliver valuable results, relevant to its purpose, that it couldn’t master before Read more in Strategy – Business The four building…
There’s a plethora of strategic frameworks today that have evolved over the past 70 years to help businesses make decisions. Some have stood the test of time, but still could be refreshed for today’s world. Read more in strategy-business Practicing…
There are strategic moments in an organization’s journey that have a disproportionate impact on outcomes. Getting them right creates a multiplier effect on other activities Read more in strategy business Mastering the connection between strategy and culture by David Lancefield…
