Tag Archives: strategy
For a new year , a new way of building an agile organization…..
Assumption: You agree that you need ‘capable’ leaders at various levels in your organisation for agility in framing the need for change, for framing a strategy, and for implementing a strategy. But before I discuss the new, let me deal … Continue reading
After initial success, Ajit faces pangs of growth
Ajit runs a technology company. Ajit’s is one of those few companies that are started by technologists with passion for creating new products or new ways of doing things. Ajit and his small band of people have tasted initial commercial … Continue reading
A new thinking in leadership and management….(overwhelmed)
You must be coming across this phrase often, particularly if you are a business leader who tries to keep in touch with the current research and thinking in the fields of leadership and management. There is always some new thinking. … Continue reading
Leadership, innovation, and design -the Tata Swach
Leadership is not just about vision, values, and communication. Important though these are, great leaders do much more -create brands, create great products, and achieve process breakthroughs. Here is an example. The Tata Swach. Design Directions, our associates, provided industrial … Continue reading
Horror on hand…for you
The chances are that you never come back to it. That’s your fear, so you try to attend to every mail and every call in real time. You stay late and carry your blackberry and your laptop around. (Why do … Continue reading
Have you ‘ignored’ your business metrics?
If yes, then give it a little more thought. Your business metrics can make a big impact on your strategic and tactical decisions. Metrics or measurements used for reviewing and planning various aspects of business have a lot of bearing … Continue reading
Apple’s strategy
First the disclosures: I am not an Apple user \ fan. But I admire ‘design’ aspects of the products. Apple’s success is design led (with spend in tech to back that). Much has been written about this. To many it … Continue reading
Change is in the air…why grasping reality is important?
Royalty vanished. Marxism communism vanished. Industrial revolution gave way to information revolution.Now capitalism and globalization as we know are likely to vanish. Old things like snail mail (post), typewriters, film camera vanished. Even not so rich people change their cell … Continue reading
After the high, the hangover and the headache…
I am referring to the crisis that has been named and renamed -sub-prime credit (crisis) -CDO (whatever that means) blowout -it is only an asset market crisis -liquidity crisis -unwinding of yen carry trade (whatever that means) -bailouts -solvency crisis … Continue reading
What is strategy and Why I like wikipedia
I like Wikipedia. It represents collective knowledge and wisdom. Equally important: Its straightforward language and economy of expression. I chanced upon this on “strategy” QUOTE Strategy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Strategy is a long term plan of action … Continue reading