All articles by Cesare Mainardi

The Fear of Disruption Can Be More Damaging than Actual Disruption
Resist the urge to react too hastily to major change — or to use it as an excuse not to take action. Focus instead on making the fundamental strategic choices necessary to strengthen your business. See also “Disruptors and the Disrupted: A Tale of Eight Companies — in Pictures.”
September 27, 2017 by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi
Creating a Strategy That Works
The most farsighted enterprises have mastered five unconventional practices for building and using distinctive capabilities.
February 3, 2016 by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi
How Digital Leaders Outperform Their Peers
Even after all these years, many companies have not yet figured out the transformational power of new technology.
April 29, 2015 by Cesare Mainardi and Christopher Vollmer
Getting Off the “Bad Growth” Treadmill
The secret to sustainable expansion is to stop chasing growth; instead, build an engine that delivers it.
March 31, 2015 by Cesare Mainardi and Paul Leinwand
The New Supercompetitors
Companies that realize the power of their capabilities can shape how industries evolve. And watch the related video.
August 8, 2014 by Thomas N. Hubbard, Paul Leinwand, and Cesare Mainardi
Becoming a Capable Company
Advantage is transient, but corporate identity is slow to change. Figure out that paradox, and your company will be primed for success.
April 29, 2014 by Cesare Mainardi
Beyond Functions
Conventional organizational structures may be obsolete. How about a model based on capabilities instead?
February 26, 2013 by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi
The Capabilities Premium in M&A
A new study of inorganic growth shows that deals made to enhance or leverage the things that companies do well consistently outperform others.
February 22, 2012 by Gerald Adolph, Cesare Mainardi, and J. Neely
The Right to Win
Business strategy is at an evolutionary crossroads. It’s time to resolve the long-standing tension between the inherent identity of your organization and the fleeting nature of your competitive advantage.
November 23, 2010 by Cesare Mainardi
Cut Costs, Grow Stronger
To reduce expenses for the long term and lead the way to recovery, start by taking a strategic view of your capabilities.
September 15, 2009 by Shumeet Banerji, Paul Leinwand, and Cesare Mainardi
Why Some Companies Are Making the Wrong Moves
A new survey reveals a disconnect between what managers should be doing and what they are doing.
February 10, 2009 by Shumeet Banerji, Neil McArthur, and Cesare Mainardi
How to Win by Changing the Game
Investing in a capabilities-driven strategy will equip your company for growth in uncertain times.
November 25, 2008 by Cesare Mainardi, Paul Leinwand, and Steffen Lauster
Reinventing Scale: How to Escape the Size Trap
Value chain mapping can find hidden value in even the oldest industries.
April 9, 2002 by Alexander Kandybin, Martin Kihn, and Cesare Mainardi
Label of Origin: Made on Earth
Barriers to trade - language, education, buying power - are fast disappearing. No longer is it so important that a product was "Made in China," or Canada, or France. Labels of country of origin have been largely a matter of semantics for years. Now, with new trade agreements among nations, the only label that might make sense is "Made on Earth."
April 1, 1999 by Cesare Mainardi, Martin Salva, and Muir Sanderson

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The Fear of Disruption Can Be More Damaging than Actual Disruption

Creating a Strategy That Works

How Digital Leaders Outperform Their Peers

Getting Off the “Bad Growth” Treadmill

The New Supercompetitors

Becoming a Capable Company

Beyond Functions

The Capabilities Premium in M&A

The Right to Win

Cut Costs, Grow Stronger

Why Some Companies Are Making the Wrong Moves

How to Win by Changing the Game

Reinventing Scale: How to Escape the Size Trap

Label of Origin: Made on Earth

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