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What lights a fire within your company?

June 30, 2021 • by Seán Meehan, Charlie Dawson in Strategy • 2 min read

Do you know how to light the fire within your employees that drives them to seek change and innovation?...

Four key steps to accelerate innovation in an age of disruption

June 28, 2021 • by Louise Muhdi in Strategy • 2 min read

The key to innovation in rapidly changing times is to be able to keep up with the change. That means you may have to be willing to throw out your old models...

How not to define your purpose

April 14, 2021 • by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche in Strategy • 3 min read

An organization’s purpose is too often segregated from strategy and associated with long-term rather than short-term gains, impeding future success....

How to put purpose at the core of strategy

April 8, 2021 • by Thomas W. Malnight in Strategy • 3 min read

Competition for new growth and opportunity is fierce and relentless. In this fight, business leaders are often left puzzled as to why their strategies, the result of arduous planning and painstaking research,...

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Lessons from LEGO Group: assembling the bricks to grow in a crisis

March 23, 2021 in Strategy • 3 min read

LEGO Brand Group Executive Chairman says its strong performance during global lockdown this year was built on a deep-rooted culture of resilience and agility....

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Crisis management post-COVID-19: 7 questions that reveal your organization’s readiness for the next crisis

March 17, 2021 • by Michael D. Watkins in Strategy • 4 min read

Now is the time to ask 7 questions to ensure your organization has learned how to be crisis ready....

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The secret to successful teams: Why some teams outperform their peers

March 17, 2021 • by Ina Toegel in Strategy • 4 min read

Team performance can often be the underlying cause of success or failure within a business unit....

My drive to remake Africa as a hub for young techies

March 10, 2021 • by Lindiwe Matlali in Strategy • 8 min read

It’s not a lack of talent but a lack of opportunity that is holding back Africans, argues Lindiwe Matlali, the leading light in a not-for-profit organization which helps young people to reach...

Silicon Valley judges are imposing a death sentence on free speech. Here’s why they must be stopped

March 5, 2021 • by Josef Joffe in Strategy • 5 min read

Facebook and Twitter used their unbridled power to silence President Trump, but rationing thought, however hateful, is bad for liberal democracy, argues Josef Joffe....

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Fantasy world of gaming is facing hard realities

March 5, 2021 • by Öykü Işık in Strategy • 10 min read

During lockdown, families have turned to PlayStation, Xbox and Twitch in ever increasing numbers. That’s good for business, but there is a social cost and the regulators are circling, reports Öykü Işık...

Busting the myths of M&A: 4 steps to success