Issue 124 December 2024
Business model change is hard. But the December issue of s+b reveals three critical abilities that will give you the power to push ahead.
Past issues
Issue 123 October 2024
The October issue of s+b explores how reinventing your business for a sustainable future starts with four mission-critical actions.
Issue 122 September 2024
The September issue of s+b explores how to level up your skills approach to win the battle for talent.
Issue 121 August 2024
The August issue of s+b explores how GenAI is sparking a surge of innovation akin to the advent of electricity. Discover how to channel its reinvention potential.
Issue 120 June 2024
The June issue of s+b explores how the road to business renewal starts when CEOs step in to reduce organizational friction.
Issue 119 April 2024
The April issue of s+b explores how companies can reduce their energy consumption by 31% by decade’s end and save a cool US$2 trillion a year—without sacrificing growth.
Issue 118 March 2024
The March issue of s+b explores how the new mobility ecosystem is driving reinvention across every industry. Are you ready to get on board?
Issue 117 November 2023
The November issue of s+b explores how the climate crisis is already reshaping business.
Issue 116 October 2023
The October issue of s+b explores how leaders and employees can scale new heights, together.
Issue 115 September 2023
The September issue of s+b explores what winning companies do differently.
Issue 114 July 2023
The July 2023 issue of s+b explores why it’s time actions spoke louder than words.
Issue 113 May 2023
The May 2023 issue of s+b explores how businesses are finding real-world value in virtual reality.
Issue 112 April 2023
Ecosystems hold huge business potential, and represent a promising way to tackle big societal problems. Let’s start getting ecosystems right.
Issue 111 March 2023
Operating in the current risk landscape is a lot like playing whack-a-mole. But by viewing the most pressing threats through a new lens and collaborating across silos, companies can change the game. Insights in our latest strategy+business digital issue.
Issue 110 December 2022
The December issue of strategy+business highlights three key moves C-suite leaders can make to ensure that their workforce is a driver of transformation and not just along for the ride. All of those moves revolve around a single, overarching imperative: empowering people.
Issue 109 November 2022
This month’s issue of strategy+business looks at three daunting climate challenges and highlights ways for companies to not only meet them but also spot unexpected opportunities.
Issue 108 October 2022
How harnessing trust, dynamically allocating resources, and striving for strategic coherence can create value in uncertain times.
Issue 107 Summer 2022
Charting your workforce strategy, the power of networks, sustaining the family businesses, and more
Issue 106 Spring 2022
PwC’s 25th Annual Global CEO Survey, the road to net zero, closing the agile gap, and more
Issue 105 Winter 2021
Moving beyond digital, Best Business Books 2021, Adam Tooze on the pandemic economy, and more
Issue 104 Autumn 2021
The ESG revolution, eco-friendly consumers, culture vs. strategy, and more
Issue 103 Summer 2021
Navigating the value creation ecosystem, PwC’s CEO Survey, strategies for streaming video companies, and more
Issue 102 Spring 2021
Take on Tomorrow: PwC experts on 2021, Pfizer’s CEO, and digital access for youth
Issue 101 Winter 2020
Meeting consumers where they are, the value of empathy, necessary trade-offs, and racial justice at work
Issue 100 Autumn 2020
Adapting to a new world, finding your blind spots, Dr. Thomas Frieden on public health, turning points in women's leadership, and more.
Issue 99 Summer 2020
Seven key actions business can take to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, How to succeed in uncertain times, Six keys to unlocking upskilling at scale, and more
Issue 98 Spring 2020
Leaders in waiting, 10 principles for leadership presence, Thawing the frozen middle, and more
Issue 97 Winter 2019
China’s herd of unicorns, Best Business Books 2019, Transforming TV by going back to the future, and more
Issue 96 Autumn 2019
How to build disruptive strategic flywheels, Winning with a data-driven strategy, Rolling toward responsible capitalism, and more
Issue 95 Summer 2019
Succeeding the long-serving legend in the corner office, Leadership lessons from Game of Thrones, 10 principles for modernizing your company’s technology, and more
Issue 94 Spring 2019
Good Work, The Short Life of Enlightened Leadership, Closing the Culture Gap, and More
Issue 93 Winter 2018
The Four Building Blocks of Transformation, What the Top Innovators Get Right, Best Business Books 2018, and More
Issue 92 Autumn 2018
Inside the Mind of the Innovative Startup CEO, Digital Champions, Changing the Conversations That Kill Your Culture, and More
Issue 91 Summer 2018
Competing for Shoppers’ Habits, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Has a Game Plan, How Women Can Succeed by Rethinking Old Habits, and More
Issue 90 Spring 2018
10 Principles for Winning the Game of Digital Disruption; A Strategist’s Guide to China’s Belt and Road Initiative; How to Cultivate Leadership That Is Honed to Solve Problems; and More
Issue 89 Winter 2017
Best Business Books 2017, Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation, How to Keep Perceived Bias from Holding Back High-Potential Employee, and More
Issue 88 Autumn 2017
Common Purpose: Realigning Business, Economies, and Society; Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company; 10 Principles for Leading the Next Industrial Revolution; What the Body Tells Us about Leadership, and More
Summer 2017 Issue 87
The Strategist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality Comes to Retail, The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership, Are CEOs Less Ethical Than in the Past? and More
Spring 2017 Issue 86
10 Principles of Strategy through Execution; Building Trust while Cutting Costs; Siri, Who is Terry Winograd? Microsoft Starts Up, and More
Winter 2016 Issue 85
Software-as-a-Catalyst, Reconnecting Cuba, A More Perfect Human, Best Business Books 2016, and More
Autumn 2016 Issue 84
10 Principles of Strategic Leadership, Diagnosing Dislocation, The Chrysalis Effect, A World of Differences, and More
Summer 2016 Issue 83
From the Outside In, A Strategist’s Guide to Industry 4.0, The Man Who Made The Computer Age Possible, and More.
Spring 2016 Issue 82
Creating a Strategy That Works, Raising Your Digital IQ, 10 Principles of Organizational Culture, and More.
Winter 2015 Issue 81
Best Business Books 2015, The Fortune 500 Teller, The Art of Innovation, and More
Autumn 2015 Issue 80
Grow From Your Strengths, 20 Questions For Business Leaders, How Adidas Found Its Second Wind, The Future Of Management Is Teal, and More
Summer 2015 Issue 79
The $112 Billion CEO Succession Problem, The Decline of the COO, Frances Hesselbein’s Merit Badge in Leadership, Mark Bertolini’s Preventive Disruption, and More
Spring 2015 Issue 78
The Redefined No of the CFO, What Self-Made Billionaires Do Best, The Power of Immersive Media, Ellen Langer on the Value of Mindfulness in Business, and More
Winter 2014 Issue 77
The Global Innovation 1000: Proven Paths to Innovation Success, A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things, Best Business Books 2014, China’s Philosopher-CEO Zhang Ruimin, and More
Autumn 2014 Issue 76
The New Supercompetitors, The Entrepreneurship Coach, Kill Your Performance Ratings, Lenovo Goes Global, and More
Summer 2014 Issue 75
The Lives and Times of the CEO, 10 Principles of Leading Change Management, Making Better Decisions over Time, Thomas Malone on Building Smarter Teams, and More
Spring 2014 Issue 74
The Critical Few: Components of a Truly Effective Culture, America’s Real Manufacturing Advantage, Align with Your Star Employees, Rita Gunther McGrath on the End of Competitive Advantage, and More
Winter 2013 Issue 73
The Global Innovation 1000: Navigating the Digital Future, Are You Your Employees’ Worst Enemy, Why Eric Ries Likes Management, A Skeptic’s Guide to 3D Printing, and More
Autumn 2013 Issue 72
How to Design a Winning Company, An Uncommonly Cohesive Conglomerate, How Ready Are You for Growth, , The Thought Leader Interview: Loran Nordgren, and More
Summer 2013 Issue 71
Captains in Disruption, Leading with Intellectual Integrity, Flight of the Drone Maker, Turning the Tables on Success, and More
Spring 2013 Issue 70
Think Functionally, Act Strategically; Designing the Right Supply Chain; Hyundai’s Capabilities Play; Beyond Functions, and More
Winter 2012 Issue 69
The Global Innovation 1000: Making Ideas Work, A Strategist’s Guide to Personalized Medicine, Overcoming the Global Innovation Trade-Off, The Thought Leader Interview: William J. O’Rourke, and More
Autumn 2012 Issue 68
Digitization and Prosperity, The Social Life of Brands, The Thought Leader Interview: Douglas Conant, Managing in a Multipolar World, and More
Summer 2012 Issue 67
Is Your Company Fit for Growth? Rethinking the Product Launch, The Right Role for Top Teams, The Thought Leader Interview: Dov Seidman, and More
Spring 2012 Issue 66
Winning Moves for 12 Industries, The Capabilities Premium in M&A, How to Make a Region Innovative, The Thought Leader Interview: Bob Carrigan, and More
Winter 2011 Issue 65
The Global Innovation 1000: Why Culture Is Key, Resetting the Cost Structure at Shell, A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy, The Thought Leader Interview: Meg Wheatley, and More
Autumn 2011 Issue 64
Manufacturing’s Wake-Up Call, A Strategist’s Guide to Digital Fabrication, How to Be a Truly Global Company, Competing for the Global Middle Class, and More
Summer 2011 Issue 63
CEO Succession 2010: The Four Types of CEOs, Strategic Bets, The Future of Women Leaders in the Middle East, The Art of the Business Narrative, and More
Spring 2011 Issue 62
Stop Blaming Your Culture, The Rise of Generation C, Stan Ovshinsky’s Solar Revolution, Using Influence to Get Things Done, and More
Winter 2010 Issue 61
The Right to Win, The Global Innovation 1000: How the Top Innovators Keep Winning, A Better Choosing Experience, The Good, the Bad, and the Trustworthy, and More
Autumn 2010 Issue 60
Reinventing the City to Combat Climate Change¬, The Megacommunity Approach to Tackling the World’s Toughest Problems, Charles Landry Knows What Makes Cities Great: Distinction, Variety, and Flow
Summer 2010 Issue 59
Leading Outside the Lines, Herman Miller’s Design for Growth, Why We Hate the Oil Companies, Getting Tensions Right, and More
Spring 2010 Issue 58
The China Challenge, Too Good to Fail, Roots of Prosperity, Facing Up to the Demographic Dilemma, and More
Winter 2009 Issue 57
Integrated Innovation at Pitney Bowes, On Peter Drucker’s Centennial, The Most Powerful Paths to Profits, and More
Autumn 2009 Issue 56
The Talent Innovation Imperative, Managing with the Brain in Mind, Inside the Kraft Foods Transformation, Rising to the Corporate Education Challenge, and More
Summer 2009 Issue 55
The Trouble with Brands, Dov Frohman Leads the Hard Way, How To Shut Down A Project Gracefully, and More
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