Agility

Starting up a start-up culture

Agility, constant learning and customer obsession underpin world-class banking. When you hear about a large, established business yearning…

The best way to think about risk is to build resilience

Ed Barrows considers a more resilient way of managing risk. We live in a world of ever-increasing uncertainty….

Keeping one eye on the long term

Camelia Ram looks at how leaders can stay focused on long-term goals in the face of short-term shocks….

Purpose is more than a buzz word

Michael Chavez and Sudhanshu Palsule’s seminal work defines ‘purpose’ at just the right time, writes Ben Walker. There…

Stay fast and focused

The latest research on business agility from Joe Perfetti underlines the imperative for leaders to move at pace….

The innovation paradox

Too many big businesses are stuck in a low-risk, low-innovation cycle – but they have all they need…

A closer look at the agile dashboard

Joe Perfetti, Scott Koerwer and Mike Canning take a closer look at the metrics required for agility. In…

People are the key to business transformation

Tony O’Driscoll explores how to achieve business transformation through a people-centered strategy. Since 2000, more than half of…

Dynamic markets call for more dynamic metrics

The old ways of measuring advantage should be put to rest, says Rita McGrath. Stock markets are key…

How a navy ship heralds a sea change

When it comes to business transformation, we can take a lesson from the navy, says Mike Canning. The…

Three keys to customer-centric innovation

Successful customer-centric innovation demands that we genuinely understand our customers’ needs, says Hari Nair. Two decades ago, I…

Enter the boundaryless organization

Global firms and their supply chains have transformed the world. Now they must go local, says Parag Khanna….