Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many leaders would argue that there should be only one strategy for a company, and that strategy provides all the guidance and direction necessary for departments to create implementation plans. However, most high-level strategies have hundreds of ways they can be translated into action.

Strategy 118

Strategy Strategy Company Competition 118

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2023

To remain competitive, restaurants need to change the way they approach business decisions; they need to shift focus from food cost to revenue management and exploit opportunities for scaling up. Based on their research, the authors offer six strategies to guide strategic and operational decisions.

Competition 120

Competition Data Resources Management 120

Flying Fish Lab

APRIL 11, 2024

Achieving organisational success requires careful consideration of various factors, and a well-defined business strategy can be powerful in this pursuit. However, business strategy alone is insufficient, it should come hand-in-hand with brand strategy to propel organisations to greater success.

Strategy 52

Strategy Strategy Competition Analysis 52

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For more on this subject, delve into our article on success factors for executive team offsites. Planning and Preparation For leading executive team offsites for business strategy, meticulous planning and preparation are essential. This not only enhances teamwork but also helps to merge different viewpoints into cohesive strategies.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Greater Flexibility and Adaptability : Collaborative teams are better equipped to respond to changes and pivot strategies when necessary. Competitive Advantage : Organizations with a strong collaborative culture can outpace competitors by quickly leveraging collective expertise to capitalize on new opportunities.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Software Review 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this process has opened up new avenues for innovation and efficiency, leading to the development of AI-driven design thinking strategies. As a result, AI-driven design thinking strategies are emerging as a critical factor in developing innovative solutions that resonate deeply with users.

Design Thinking 113

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Strategy 113

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. The author offers five steps to help embed strategy into the innovation process. In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company.

Strategy 138

Strategy Strategy Innovation Innovation Processes 138

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

For a deeper dive into recognizing these signs, explore our article on signs of a toxic work environment. Strategies for Improving Morale Improving workplace morale is crucial in transforming toxic workplace cultures into high-performing teams and organizations.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Collaboration 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. Competition aside, both face opposing physical forces that must be overcome to win. Inertia gets the blame for waning product performance and competitiveness, feature fatigue, and poor innovation pipeline throughput.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team LEAN 130

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies that integrate the cost of capital into their strategy and planning reap real benefits. While many executives and investors were thrown by last year’s interest rate increases, the cost of capital needn’t be a threat. When something is cheap, people waste it.

Strategy 119

Strategy Strategy Management Industry 119

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here’s the downloadable Strategy Uncertainty Map I developed as part of my work with Praxie.com. A Strategy Uncertainty Map is a visual representation of your top opportunities, which can include products, services, projects, or business strategies. Also, be sure to keep the Strategy Uncertainty Map alive.

Disruption 130

Disruption Strategy Strategy Trends 130

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2024

Research and analysis of today’s landscape identifies six key strategic concepts that set outperforming companies apart: Borrow someone’s road, partner with a third party, reveal your strategy, be good, let the competition go, and adopt small scale attacks.

Company 143

Company Analysis Competition Strategy 143

Idea to Value

APRIL 12, 2022

For example, Scott Anthony (interviewed on the podcast here ), summarised his views in a 2012 HBR article about which companies might benefit from moving first: If you are what Professor Steven Spear calls a “high-velocity organization” that is always learning and improving, there are real benefits to moving first.

Strategy 257

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Innovation 257

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2023

If you’re a senior professional who has decided to change careers, how will you compete in a new field with younger competition? Will prospective employers immediately dismiss you as a candidate because you’re overqualified?

Strategy 98

Strategy Strategy Competition Change 98

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many managers view strategy as a complex subject, but at its essence it boils down to three questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What is a credible path to get there? To successfully use these questions to chart a course, people must be brutally honest with themselves about where they are now.

Strategy 131

Strategy Strategy Course Management 131

Cascade Strategy

MAY 31, 2022

Like most organizations, we're always striving to find a competitive advantage that propels us in front of our competitors. But, even when you create a competitive advantage, oversaturated markets and technological advancements mean it's never long before competitors are able to replicate your competitive advantage.

Competition 52

Competition How To Analysis Tools 52

PlanBox Innovation

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This article originally appeared on Forbes. Let’s dive into the pivotal advantages of integrating avatars into your innovation strategy, supplemented by three fun examples illustrating how avatars can be leveraged: Flattening The Hierarchical Landscape Avatars push ranks to the sidelines, spotlighting ideas instead.

Strategy 93

Strategy Strategy Change Guidelines 93

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The shift to advanced therapeutic modalities (ATMs) promises to change the nature of competition in the pharmaceuticals industry.

Strategy 110

Strategy Strategy Competition Industry 110

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This puts a premium on strategy over proprietary technology. The explosion of AI startups in dozens of sectors masks something many of them share: They are increasingly built on top of standardized technology from a few AI giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta.

Technology 123

Technology Strategy Strategy Tools 123

Cascade Strategy

JUNE 26, 2019

Of course, hindsight is 20/20 and it’s much easier to understand trends 10 years after the fact, we've already written about some of the worst business strategies in another article.

Competition 75

Competition How To Trends Course 75

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

For a detailed list of indicators, refer to our article on signs of a toxic work environment. Unhealthy Competition and Conflict While a certain level of competition can be motivating, an overemphasis on competition can breed conflict and undermine teamwork. Learn about strategies for improving workplace morale.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Culture Policies Collaboration 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

You need to understand that the stakes are high, as the right culture can drive innovation, enhance business growth, and ensure your organization remains competitive in a rapidly changing market. Innovation is not simply about new ideas; it’s about transforming those ideas into value-creating strategies.

Culture 130

Culture Change How To Agile 130

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 1, 2023

Drum roll please… At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

Change 69

Change Innovation Project Competition 69

Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Nurturing Innovative Team Collaboration In the rapidly evolving business landscape, innovative team collaboration has become a cornerstone for companies seeking to remain competitive and adaptive. Increased Agility: Teams that collaborate well can adapt more quickly to changes in the business environment, maintaining a competitive edge.

Underperforming Technical Team 113

Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration Creativity Software Review 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

They play a pivotal role in providing insights and strategies that can transform the dynamics of team interaction and cooperation. For more in-depth strategies that keynote speakers may utilize to boost team-building, see our article on keynote speaker strategies for team-building.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Technical Review Team Building Culture 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

But they must act boldly and decisively to achieve a competitive cost position. In this article, the authors discuss five critical actions that CEOs and other executives can take to tackle cost challenges.

Competition 104

Competition Resources Company Innovation 104

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

And this counterintuitive application of generative AI is starting to enable leaders in marketing, strategy, and competitive intelligence to unearth strategically relevant insights about their competitors from documents made publicly available by those competitors.

Generative AI 132

Generative AI Competition Data Strategy 132

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Operations have always been foundational to competitive advantage, but the nature of this relationship is shifting: Historically, the strategic goal of operations was to achieve scale in order to create a sustainable efficiency advantage.

Competition 133

Competition Strategy Strategy Change 133

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

they don’t work the same in all contexts; 2) they can be replicated by the competition; and 3) they can have hidden risks. This article covers three ways that companies can sharpen cognitive skills in their own organizations. To manage a fluctuating business climate, companies need a different toolkit.

Competition 139

Competition Change Company Management 139

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Importance of Innovation in Business Innovation is the cornerstone of competitive advantage in business. Organizations that adopt ai-driven design thinking strategies can gain a significant edge, as AI offers the ability to analyze vast datasets, predict trends, and generate solutions at a pace and scale beyond human capacity.

Design Thinking 140

Design Thinking Artificial Inteligence Design Analysis 140

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Achieving this level of clarity necessitates a disciplined strategy approach, aligning resources, talent, and decisions with the company’s fundamental mission. Such dedication distinguishes a company in a competitive market, driving sustainable growth and fostering customer loyalty.

Company 116

Company Competition Leadership Marketing 116

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate.

Competition 140

Competition Meeting Innovation Data 140

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2024

These strategies, effective in the high-paced startup environment, are also applicable to broader organizational contexts for driving innovation and growth. Research involving numerous accelerator programs and interviews with various stakeholders reveals that startups in these programs typically achieve higher funding and survival rates.

Competition 117

Competition Strategy Strategy Resources 117

BrainZooming

JANUARY 4, 2016

They reported the team’s defensive coordinator, Bob Sutton, told them that when planning competitive strategy , “I want to stay out of ‘never’ and ‘always.’”. What fantastic competitive strategy advice to incorporate this time of year as you implement new strategies. Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business?

Competition 40

Competition Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 40

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It’s tempting to put it off until the business is more mature, but starting early will help you build a competitive advantage.

Strategy 95

Strategy Strategy Competition Entrepreneurship 95

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

Culture 100

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

There are plenty of good reasons to attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and other events, but they also present opportunities for the accidental disclosure of sensitive company information or other actions that run afoul of fair-competition regulations.

Industry 119

Industry Conference Competition Strategy 119