Leading global utilities are using R&D and innovation to advance their market competitiveness — but investment levels remain low.

Chantelle Abdul grew Mojec International Holdings from a small family-owned business in Nigeria into an energy business that has helped modernize the country’s electricity market. Now, she’s thinking even bigger.

As the demand for air conditioning grows worldwide, a more energy-efficient approach, already in use in the Gulf countries, offers a potential solution.

The success of players in an industry that is revolutionizing energy markets depends on getting the strategy right.

The largest utilities around the globe are placing their bets on winning strategies and capabilities.

Following these five steps can help established companies update their business models for a new era.

The power landscape is changing quickly, providing new opportunities for both upstarts and traditional utilities.

Regardless of their job title, leaders need to be able to connect new technologies to strategy.

Utilities seeking to expand must be able to negotiate regulatory complexity while planning and executing deals effectively.

The electric vehicle and green energy industries show how rolling out innovations can be delayed in the face of time-consuming obstacles.

There’s a reason there are so few examples of large companies fundamentally altering their strategies on the fly — it’s extremely hard.

The Canadian telecom giant transformed its business by adopting a clear, stable approach to strategy and culture.

The way we create, use, and manage electricity is finally changing, and the implications go far beyond the utility sector.

Business leaders in at least 16 sectors are still not fully prepared for the digital transformation of their industries.

Medicare’s big announcement on payment models is an inflection point in the transition from volume to value.

Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, describes how to build the capacity to survive disastrous events.

Companies that winningly reposition their brands tend to do so by anticipating market trends and overcoming or minimizing common challenges.

The digital interconnection of billions of devices is today’s most dynamic business opportunity.

Many adjacency moves fail because they’re driven by the wrong motives. But a lot can be learned from those that succeed.

Why a popular approach to growth may put your company’s health at risk.

As consumers increasingly expect to be able to customize the products they buy, giving them creative control over the assembly process makes them value a product more.

Only in finance is money an end in itself—resulting in behavior that’s less than virtuous.

How G Adventures’s founder Bruce Poon Tip built a successful business by following his bliss.

The world would be a better place without these terms and phrases.

The modernized grid should revolutionize the way electricity is distributed and used, but its potential hasn’t yet been realized.