You Too Can Be a Strategy Consultant: Three Secret Tools Revealed
You always suspected it, and I'm here to tell you it's true. The art of general management and strategic consulting lies in the mastery of a few simple tools. Now,…
The Boston Consulting Group Caused the Recession
A (slightly) tongue in cheek explanation for how strategy and business process reengineering have had some negative consequences on the global economy.
Why ‘Corporate Ethics’ is Usually an Oxymoron
Ethics programs in business are at their root more about competition than about ethics.
The Problem with B-Schools is the Problem with Business
Business education needs reforming, but how? Not at the edges, but at the core--strategy.
Jack Welch Renounces Increasing Shareholder Value: Pigs Fly
First it was Saul on the road to Damascus. More recently, it was Alan Greenspan. Yesterday, Jack Welch seems to have had a conversion. Speaking with the Financial Times, Welch…
Management is Still Fighting the Industrial Revolution
The ideology of management is rooted in 19th century realities; it needs to change.
Competing With Your Supplier is Not a Best Practice
What often passes as
Hey! Your Company Just Turned Into a Supply Chain!
The biggest unnoticed trend in business today is away from competition toward commerce.
Aristotle, Maister, and the Fat Smoker
Review of David Maister's new book Strategy and the Fat Smoker
Faking It Doesn’t Make It
The language of relationships rings hollow in a belief system based on the ideology of competitive advantage.