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Think like an entrepreneur
Saras Sarasvathy, a professor at Darden School (University of West Virginia), undertook some research to see if entrepreneurs thought, acted and decided differently. Her conclusion was that this is the case. At its most basic level, she says that rather … Continue reading →
HBR classic readings on strategy – supporting your strategic decisions
Key strategy readings – strategic decisions, business models, 5 forces, …. Maybe you are a CIO trying to get to grips with strategy and how you should be influencing your own organisation’s strategic thinking. Perhaps you are a young, ambitious … Continue reading →
Posted in Business Models, Decision related material, Strategy - general
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Tagged business models, decision-making, decisions, HBR, Michael Porter, model review, strategy
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Business models – some amazing resources
Business models – rock your world You all know that the next one of the 7 habits series is due out soon and you all know it is about the power of visualisation in decision making. Well, for something to … Continue reading →
Posted in 7 Habits Series, Visualisation
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Tagged business model generation, business models, decisions, Genesis, Osterwalder, strategy, visualisation
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Fair Process: leading people in the knowledge economy
Article Synopsis: Fair process: managing in the knowledge economy Written by: W. Chan Kim and Reneé Mauborgne The principal theme of the article is that lack of engagement with employees of an organisation is a huge, unrecognised problem. It results … Continue reading →
Posted in Decision related material
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Tagged decisions, employment engagement, fair process, knowledge workers, motivation, strategy
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Business intelligence for better decisions
Good business intelligence produces good decisions If the “Second habit: actively manage knowledge” resonated with you, then you will enjoy this short blog by Strat-Wise where they discuss the next level of business intelligence which Gartner calls interactive visual analytics. … Continue reading →
Posted in 7 Habits Series, Decision related material
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Tagged Business intelligence, decisions, Genesis, knowledge, management, Strategic, tufte
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Sleeping on your decisions
Sleeping on your decisions An interesting blog was written by Maarten Bos and Amy Cuddy in the HBR Blog based on the story that Barack Obama decided to have a nights sleep before making the decision to authorise the raid that … Continue reading →
Posted in Decision related material
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Tagged complexity, Dan Pink, decisions, HBR, Obama, righ brain, sleeping, strategic decisions
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Before you make that strategic decision …
Harvard Business Review article: reducing behavioural problems Kahneman, Lovello and Sibony HBR, in conjunction with McKinsey, have published an interesting article about reducing the impact of behavioural issues in decision making. The underlying premise is that it is very difficult … Continue reading →
Intuition – more than trusting your gut
Intuition – more than trusting your gut. Here is a link to a useful article written by Modesto Maidique (visiting professor at Harvard Business School) who talks about intuition and knowledge. The core theme of the article is that intuition … Continue reading →
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Tagged behavioural economics, decisions, Genesis, gut, knowledge. Harvard, rationality, strategy
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World Economic Forum 2011 – commentary and CEO report
WEF Davos 2011: second report and global CEO survey I have scanned the outputs, reports and videos to pick up issues of importance for your organisations. The big themes that are initially coming through appear to be: 1. The “new … Continue reading →
Posted in Decision related material, outsourcing, Scenario analysis support
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Tagged CEO report, Davos, decisions, Genesis, PwC, risks, Strategic decision making, strategy, world economic forum
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Stress test your strategy
What critical decisions should you be taking to keep your strategy relevant in the economic crisis? Executive summary of an article by Robert Simons, published in November 2010 edition of the Harvard Business Review. Economic turbulence can quickly expose the … Continue reading →
Posted in Decision related material
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Tagged 7 questions, crisis, decisions, genesis. simon gifford, harvard, robert simons, robust, strategic decisions, strategy, stress-test, thougt leadership
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