All articles tagged: strategy

After being bombarded with disruption in 2020, executives can better prepare for the next crisis by considering new perspectives.

Running a company in a pandemic-impacted world, the trouble with “managers,” and more of the most read stories this year.

Strategic transformation failures are often blamed on middle managers, but the real culprit is executives not delivering on three key issues.

The prospect of a return to a more normal world in 2021 should spur leaders to learn the lessons of 2020.

A half-century ago, it was a fresh idea. But the phrase has lost its relevance and impact.

Writers at strategy+business pick the year’s best books in seven categories.

Strategy with a purpose

Jeroen Drost, CEO of SHV Holdings, one of the Netherlands’ largest family-owned businesses, explains how values and a mixed portfolio tip the balance toward optimism.

The trials of 2020 have thrust human resources into the spotlight. The HR leaders who have shined know how to help their companies thrive.

Companies on both ends of these alliances can fire up revenues more quickly and with less risk than if they try to go it alone.

As shoppers show how quickly they can adapt to external shocks, retailers will need to radically reconfigure their business models.

Clearing out long-serving executives might seem a natural first step for a new CEO, but it can backfire in challenging times.

COVID-19 is forcing companies to leverage digital experiences rather than rely on traditional face-to-face models of engagement, but the change requires ramping up investments and reimagining operating models.

A digitally savvy, engaged workforce helps businesses thrive amid uncertainty. Here are four reasons to act now.

The pandemic has made planning a bigger challenge, and created a difficult balancing act for leaders.

Get ready to put your knowledge of all things business to the test with a puzzle celebrating our 25th anniversary.

As customer relationships become transaction-based and as more players compete for revenue, legacy institutions will have to double down on experience and trust.

In an age of big data, artificial intelligence, and continual forecasting, fiction can help us navigate uncertainty by opening our eyes to a wide range of scenarios.

When faced with uncertainty, successful companies prepare and act, rather than react.

How teams and leagues are finding ways to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.

A serial failure up until the Civil War, Grant had a talent for leadership that secured the Union. His strategy and style still offer valuable lessons for today’s executives.

Self-sufficiency is a prized trait among executives, especially during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has drawbacks, too.

Facing the challenges of the post-COVID-19 landscape.

Help your employees respond to COVID-19 and future crises by focusing on the established groups at the core of your business.

As the world comes to grips with the effects of COVID-19, businesses can focus on six areas in order to help both their people and their bottom line.