Topic: Strategy

Why do we need to track emergent culture change?
by on October 25th, 2010

Why do we need to track emergent culture change?

“Emergent” culture change is becoming a pressing issue at both corporate and national levels. It’s time to start tracking it, so the changes don’t catch you off guard. Continue reading →

"Emergent" culture change - or how cultures quietly evolve - is an issue that has received relatively little attention. In part this is because the main bodies of measurements of culture are those of the values of national cultures begun by Hofstede and ...MORE >
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Boring business, great brand: ING
by on October 23rd, 2008

Boring business, great brand: ING

A lesson about the power of branding drawn from the woes faced by Dutch banking Giant ING. Continue reading →

ING is fighting against a falling share price, after new rules required it take a €10 billion capital injection from the Dutch government (reports the FT’s Lex on 21 October) and Moody’s downgraded the savings bank (today's FT). While the analysts assess the ...MORE >
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Sideways glance: Kings Place and eBay
by on October 8th, 2008

Sideways glance: Kings Place and eBay

A coherent strategy is one that selects not simply what is included, but also, what to exclude. This applies for the box office and the boardroom. Continue reading →

Last week London’s newest arts centre Kings Place opened, and the FT’s Andrew Clark made it to the inaugural five-day festival. Here’s how Clark puts the venue on the map: “[T]he significance of Kings Place lies in the way its design reflects its ...MORE >
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