All articles by Cesare Mainardi

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.”

The most farsighted enterprises have mastered five unconventional practices for building and using distinctive capabilities.

Even after all these years, many companies have not yet figured out the transformational power of new technology.

The secret to sustainable expansion is to stop chasing growth; instead, build an engine that delivers it.

Companies that realize the power of their capabilities can shape how industries evolve. And watch the related video.

Advantage is transient, but corporate identity is slow to change. Figure out that paradox, and your company will be primed for success.

Conventional organizational structures may be obsolete. How about a model based on capabilities instead?

A new study of inorganic growth shows that deals made to enhance or leverage the things that companies do well consistently outperform others.

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.

To reduce expenses for the long term and lead the way to recovery, start by taking a strategic view of your capabilities.

A new survey reveals a disconnect between what managers should be doing and what they are doing.

Investing in a capabilities-driven strategy will equip your company for growth in uncertain times.

Value chain mapping can find hidden value in even the oldest industries.

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."