I watched a YouTube video yesterday by one of the current A-List strategy theorists, Richard Makadok. He spoke of a ‘cue ball effect’ (as in snooker).
Much has been written about competitive advantage and its benefit for firms, but little
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Business model or strategy? What’s the difference? Does it matter?
From a theoretical perspective, management science distinguishes clearly between the concepts of a strategy, and the business model used to drive the firm and achieve that strategy. The two can overlap when it comes to strategy implementation, though, because actions
We (still) need to talk about the office
PPA Webinar – 14 April 2021 at 9:30AM London time
In another of the series of Professional Practice Alliance (PPA) webinars, Rob Millard will join Oliver Richards(Founder and Practice Co-Director of Orms Designers + Architects Ltd) Beth Hale (Partnership
The roots of strategy
It’s very trendy to start writings like these with how uncertain the world is today, compared to the past. The future, some say, is not what it used to be. I’m not sure that’s true, at least as a general
The work spaces of the future
This post is scripted from an IBA webinar today, most ably moderated by Stephen Revell, which I was privileged to co-present with Elizabeth Cooper, Maria-Pia Hope, Steve Martin and Segun Osuntokun. At the time I was
Partner Reward – Metrics, Measurements and the Link with Profit-Sharing
Herewith a link to the podcast of a Professional Practice Alliance (PPA) webinar which I co-presented on 12 August on the topic:
Partner Reward – Metrics, Measurements and the Link with Profit-Sharing
How Should Firms Measure Partner Contribution?
Herewith a link to a podcast of a Professional Practice Alliance (PPA) webinar that I co-presented on 8 July, on the topic:
Values and beliefs, strategy and timeframes
Gold is apparently trading this morning at $1780 per ounce. Assuming no religious or ethical obstacles, would you bet more money than you could afford to lose (against reasonable odds, of course) that the price will be within 10% more
Something I’m glad I learned early in my career
Earlier today, on a webinar about future legal skills, I was asked to mention a thing that I wish I’d learned far earlier in my career. I did and I’ll blog about that later, but this post I’m going to
Remember Brexit?
At this time, with our attention consumed by COVID-19’s death toll and the impact on the world’s economies together with deeply upsetting upwellings of racial anger in the United States, it is easy in the UK to lose sight of