The Harvard Business Review (HBR) for March 2015 has a focus on Strategy. Two articles are highlighted on the cover, one on Strategy Execution and one on Blue Ocean Strategies. …
The Problem with Authenticity
The Authenticity Paradox, by Herminia Ibarra, Harvard Business Review, January 2015Having already written a post about one article in the current edition of Harvard Business Review here is another one. …
The Case for Liberal Optimism
We see in the current issue of The Economist that the editor John Micklethwait is leaving that post having been the editor since 2006. He reflects on his time in …
We have the technology and the brains…
‘We have the technology and the brains…’ Daily Telegraph 20 JanuaryAn interesting article in the Daily Telegraph today by Matt Mellor. He is the MD of a medium sized enterprise, …
Where Boards Fall Short
Where Boards Fall Short by Dominic Barton and Mark Wiseman, Harvard Business Review, January – February 2015 There has been quite a lot of comment about the role of Boards of Directors …
Global Management Accounting Principles
Unlike many recent blog posts, which we hope have been of interest to both learning professionals and those who work in other business roles, this is likely to be of …
Philosopher Kings
Schumpeter has an interesting article in the Economist of October 4th. He challenges the, quite long standing, practice for senior managers to attend outward bound courses in order to develop …
Tesco – what went wrong?
‘Tesco’s board is seriously lacking retail experience’, by Luke Johnson, Financial Times, 24th September 2014 Tesco have been in the news a lot recently, the latest event being the announcement …
Disruptive Innovation
Pardon the Disruption, The Economist, 6th September 2014 The Free Exchange column of The Economist of 6th September covers the subject of innovation, particularly disruptive innovation. This topic has been the focus …
In Search of the Good Business
In Search of the Good Business, The Economist, August 9thThis article features our biggest and longest standing client Unilever and describes, in a generally complimentary way, their well-publicised initiative to …