So how are: (a) The emerging sovereign debt crisis in Greece (b) Google’s disagreement with China (c) The 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (due to start on 30th April) linked together? Well, they are all what I call “shaping events“. … Continue reading
A clear point emanating from my earlier posts and, importantly, discussions with business managers and leaders is that we cannot afford just to “sit this one out” and expect the business world (and in fact the world in general) to … Continue reading
Those of you who have been following my scenarios will know that I hold that future, not the past or even current events associated with the current financial crisis, will determine the shape of the the future business world. In … Continue reading
Davos: Are the muddied waters clearer? [Updated 25 February 2009] I thought that I would save my next blog entry on the strategy implications of economic recession until the conclusions of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos emerged. I … Continue reading
In my January 2009 Executive Briefing I argue that we are dealing with far more than a recession. We are on the edge of a tipping point where the business world will probably undergo the biggest shift that we will … Continue reading
A quick review of just one edition of the Financial Times (Friday 25th April 2008), reveals that we now live a world of sudden, unforeseen shocks. Thumbing through the pages of this edition over a cup of coffee reveals the … Continue reading
There are a few tools that I use when working with clients that have the capability to deliver really highly geared results – these approaches really do change people’s attitudes about their customers, the power of their competitors and how … Continue reading