Ken Favaro is a contributing editor of strategy+business and the lead principal of ACT2, which provides independent advice to business leaders, teams, and boards, on growth, strategy, innovation, and organization.
All articles by Ken Favaro
Strategy talk: What’s the link between strategy and “doing good”?September 3, 2019 How to find the best way for your business to have a positive social impact.
Strategy talk: How strategy differs for nonprofitsJune 18, 2019 Organizations that don’t have a profit imperative still need to answer three critical questions.
Strategy talk: How long should a long-term strategy be?March 21, 2019 The right time frame for a strategy depends on what its implementation will require.
Strategy Talk: How to Help Your Team Get More CreativeFebruary 6, 2019 Leaders should draw on the past to spark ideas that are both novel and practical.
Strategy Talk: What’s the Right Mix of Organic Growth and Acquisitions?October 2, 2018 Three questions will help you find the best combination of buy, borrow, and build for your business.
Strategy talk: Can strategy be decisive and flexible?March 15, 2018 Clear choices can provide stability for your organization while also enhancing your strategic options and ability to adapt.
Strategy Talk: Can the Latest Organizational Innovations Really Help Us?January 2, 2018 Evaluate new management approaches, such as holacracy and agile, based on how they can improve clarity and collaboration at your company.
Best Business Books 2017: StrategyNovember 7, 2017 Animal Spirits
Strategy Talk: How Can I Make My Company More Innovative?June 28, 2017 Successful innovation in big organizations demands three essential behaviors.
Strategy Talk: The Real Reason Your Stock Price Is LaggingMay 9, 2017 Financial engineering won’t fix a stagnant valuation.
Strategy Talk: How Do I Build a Strong Pipeline of Future Leaders?April 12, 2017 The next generation of management needs to build its strategic acumen through real-world practice.
Strategy Talk: What’s Wrong with Cross-Selling, Anyway?March 21, 2017 Your strategy should turn customers into “cross-buyers” of your products and services.
A Better Way to Engage Your Board on StrategyJanuary 31, 2017 Shaping strategy should be an ongoing team effort of the CEO and directors, not just an annual exercise.
Strategy and the BoardDecember 22, 2016 Your strategic planning process and annual off-sites may be holding your directors back.
The Strategy Lessons of a Long HikeOctober 24, 2016 A punishing trek is a painful reminder to get your strategic fundamentals right.
Lessons from the Strategy Crisis at NetflixSeptember 6, 2016 The thriving streaming business faces some fundamental questions about its future.
Why Popular Strategies Always FadeMay 25, 2016 The most capable strategists see the real value, and big pitfalls, in new business concepts.
Has Your Strategy’s Shelf Life Expired?March 14, 2016 What to do when you outgrow your target market — or vice versa.
Why Distinctive Customer Targeting Is a Smart StrategyFebruary 8, 2016 Don’t underestimate the power of choosing a unique definition of the customers your company will serve.
Save Your Strategy from the Global–Local DivideDecember 21, 2015 How companies with multiple businesses operating in far-flung markets can avoid common strategy-implementation pitfalls.
Mutually Assured DisruptionDecember 21, 2015 Why established companies should join forces with upstart competitors.
One Company, Two Identities, One StrategyNovember 9, 2015 Large enterprises that operate both as a single entity and a business portfolio get the best of both worlds.
Best Business Books 2015: StrategyNovember 2, 2015 The Search for Innovation
The trouble with putting goals ahead of strategyJune 15, 2015 Winning strategies start with a big idea.
Vertical Integration 2.0: An Old Strategy Makes a ComebackMay 6, 2015 More companies are seeking greater control of their value chain — but they should do so with caution.
The $112 Billion CEO Succession ProblemMay 4, 2015 Poor planning for changes in leadership costs companies dearly. Getting it right is worth more than you might think. See also “CEO Succession: Why It Pays to Have a Plan.”
Big Ideas Mark the Path from Strategy to ExecutionApril 7, 2015 Winning companies are made by leaders committed to solving important problems with innovative ideas — against all odds.
Diversify or Focus? The Best Strategies Do BothFebruary 26, 2015 It’s time to break your company’s cycle of expand-contract-repeat.
The Quantified Self Goes CorporateJanuary 26, 2015 How to make data your source of sustained growth.
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