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A strategic thinker’s assessment: In which areas are you strongest or weakest?

February 1, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Strategy • 4 min read

Do you know your current strengths in strategic thinking? What about the areas that may require more work to elevate your leadership skills and drive success?...

Back to the future: The case for scenario planning

January 26, 2024 • by Hischam El-Agamy in Strategy • 7 min read

Though they may find it an invaluable tool, scenario planning isn’t just for business leaders. It has also been successfully used in brokering peace between conflicting sides. This is why it should...

How EU companies can stay relevant in a shifting geopolitical environment

January 25, 2024 • by Niccolò Pisani in Strategy • 7 min read

For European businesses to regain competitiveness, three strategic priorities stand out in the face of recent trade patterns and geopolitical shifts....

How to cultivate strategic thinking in your organization

January 25, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Strategy • 3 min read

As part of our series on strategic thinking, here we offer three actions that we as leaders can take to cultivate strategic thinking in our organizations....

Three questions promising to shape the next decade

January 17, 2024 • by David Bach in Strategy • 7 min read

Geopolitics matter. And what happens this year with China’s economy, the war in Ukraine, and the US elections will have far-reaching consequences – not just now, but for the decade to come....

Elections in Taiwan: good reasons to stay calm

January 12, 2024 • by Simona Alba Grano in Strategy • 7 min read

Tensions with China may make business leaders nervous ahead of Taiwan’s 13 January elections. But there are more reasons to stay calm than worry now....

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When it comes to working capital, don’t dig yourself into a hole

January 12, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Marc Woodfield  in Strategy • 8 min read

Companies figuring out how to respond to the shock of higher borrowing costs must beware of three common misconceptions....

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Develop a ‘theory of the world’ to navigate turbulent times

January 11, 2024 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Strategy • 4 min read

How defining a unique perspective, worldview, and guiding principles can help leaders to describe, explain, and predict outcomes....

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Five tips to make digital transformation work

January 11, 2024 • by Thomas Moons in Strategy • 6 min read

All too many digital transformation projects fail to deliver on the commitments made in the business case. But thanks to a “launch and listen” approach, Shell has broken the mold when it...

Why the return of the industrial policy matters for business

January 8, 2024 • by Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Strategy • 11 min read

Government interventions affecting corporate strategies and the markets are increasing. Now, a new tool allows leaders to see the influence of the “visible hand” more easily....

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