
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: An Executive’s Definition
May 29, 2012 What is a business strategy? It is the result of choices made to maximize long-term value.by Ken Favaro
CEO Succession 2011: The New CEO’s First YearMay 24, 2012 Big companies are once again appointing new chief executives in greater numbers, Booz & Company’s annual study finds. Here’s a close look at the incoming class, and some advice from veterans on how they can best navigate their crucial first year.by Ken Favaro, Per-Ola Karlsson, and Gary L. Neilson
Navigating the First Year: Advice from 18 Chief Executives May 24, 2012 CEOs who took part in Booz & Company’s 2011 study of CEO turnover share their thoughts about the difficulties they faced, the successes they achieved, and what, in retrospect, they might have done differently in their first year on the job.by Ken Favaro, Per-Ola Karlsson, and Gary L. Neilson
The Two Levels of StrategyApril 27, 2012 Business strategy is best distinguished from corporate strategy by the different perspectives that business leaders and strategic planners must bring to bear.by Ken Favaro
Netflix Wasn’t All WrongApril 2, 2012 Six months after video rental company CEO Reed Hastings was forced into a strategic retreat from Qwikster, strategists can still learn a lot from his decision.by Ken Favaro
The Next Winning Move in Private EquityMay 24, 2011 To outperform their rivals, private equity firms will need to enhance their ability to spur organic growth in the companies they own. (And public companies will need to follow.)by Ken Favaro and J. Neely
CEO Succession 2010: The Four Types of CEOsMay 24, 2011 Booz & Company’s annual study of turnover among chief executives — now increasingly diverse, as the world’s largest companies migrate to emerging economies — suggests that the nature of the job varies with the role of the corporate core.by Ken Favaro, Per-Ola Karlsson, and Gary L. Neilson
Total Shareholder ReturnsMarch 21, 2011 This measure of business performance is the best indicator of corporate success.by Ken Favaro and Greg Rotz
Getting Tensions RightAugust 24, 2010 How CEOs can turn conflict, dissent, and disagreement into a powerful tool for driving performance.by Ken Favaro and Saj-nicole Joni
CEO Succession 2000-2009: A Decade of Convergence and Compression
May 25, 2010 The role of the chief executive is evolving. CEOs from around the world discuss the game-changing practices that lead to success.by Ken Favaro, Per-Ola Karlsson, and Gary L. Neilson
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