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Executing Strategy in a Work-from-Anywhere World – by Graham Kenny

18 May 2022

Covid-19 has kickstarted a revolution. Employees now work from home, indeed, work from anywhere (WFA). Work patterns have changed forever, with most employees relishing the freedom, and the time saved on a daily commute. I know of … Read More
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Business Model Extension: Key to Executing the Circular Economy – by Graham Kenny

28 March 2022

The circular economy employs recycling, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishment, and sharing to offer remedies for our global waste crisis. There have been many calls for a shift from linear to circular – appeals to consumers … Read More
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Why Marketing Isn’t Strategy – and Why That Matters – by Graham Kenny

8 November 2021

A senior executive recently suggested to me that the disciplines of “strategy” and “marketing” should be merged. There’s no need any longer for them to be separate, he proposed. I took note. This was, after … Read More
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Adopt a Multi-Business Mindset to Diversify Successfully – by Graham Kenny

6 September 2021

We’ve seen whole industries devastated in the wake of Covid-19. Many businesses, looking for ways to stay alive, have considered diversification. But all too often they flinch because a message has been drilled into them: … Read More
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4 Key Qualities of Successful Division Managers – by Graham Kenny

18 May 2021

There’s been mountains written on what it takes to be a successful manager. But what if that manager is working in the context of a diversified organization? What special skills does it take to run … Read More
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The Secret to Measurable Objectives – by Graham Kenny

21 February 2021

I’m pretty sure you’ve had this experience. You’re in a strategic planning session for your organisation and you get to the point where someone suggests “we need to write down our objectives.” Some game individual … Read More
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Beware of Catch-22 in Your Organisation Design – by Graham Kenny

1 February 2021

Not so long ago, organisation design was a primary concern of CEOs seen as a fundamental driver of effectiveness and efficiency. It seems to have dropped off the agenda of late being replaced by many … Read More
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Use Rivalry to Sharpen Your Business Strategy – by Graham Kenny

19 August 2020

Analysing “the competition” is a tried and tested method for developing strategy. But what do you do when the discussion turns bland and unfocused? Here’s a trick to sharpen your strategic team’s competitive instincts. Use … Read More
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4 Steps to Reach Your Business Competitive Potential – by Graham Kenny

9 July 2020

Louise, a senior partner at a large national law firm, I’ll call it Robinson & Rose, pulled me to one side at a break in my seminar on business strategy. “I get what you’re saying” … Read More
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4 Secrets to Simple Performance Measurement – by Graham Kenny

21 August 2019

Can you nail the distinction between “simple” and “simplistic”? If you can, you’re well on the way to successful performance measurement. If a model is simple it contains only those elements essential to explain a … Read More
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Measuring Activity Is Not Measuring Performance – by Graham Kenny

21 August 2019

“I could,” I explain, “measure the number of PowerPoint slides I employ. I could measure the number of times I use the whiteboard. Or the number of sheets of flipchart paper I use. Or the … Read More
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