A Strategy Masterclass
David Cameron has just made the defining strategic decision of his career as Prime Minister. Rarely do politicians do things that impress me but, yesterday, the UK Prime Minister, David…
In Praise of Red Tape
Scale is not always a good thing, it has unattractive qualities too. I once ran a payphone business. I know, it does seem rather quaint, in today’s 4G world, to…
Chinese CAT
The financial and reputational costs of diversification can be too high. Half of the global demand for construction equipment now comes from China, so it might not be that surprising…
Ardagh
Leadership is always the catalyst of great success. Over the past fifteen years Ardagh, the Irish glass bottle maker, has gone from relative obscurity, with operations in just Ireland and…
What Business Are You In?
This surprisingly simple question can help you think more clearly about your business and how to improve its performance. Do you know that not many UK insurance companies make a…
The Survival Instinct
When cornered, businesses will overpay for assets they really want. Last November Hewlett-Packard wrote down the value of Autonomy by a staggering $8.8Bn, after buying it for $11Bn just over…
Better, More Brilliant, Dreams
Successful entrepreneurs are often more aware of their own limitations than less successful ones. “The internet belongs to young people.” So says Jack Ma, the outgoing CEO of Alibaba, the…
The Growth Curve
All businesses grow in exactly the same way, following a series of, often disconnected, s-curves like those in the figure opposite. At least the good ones do, most businesses just…
How to Be Different
Why Would Anyone Want A Second Watch? The iconic watch company, Swatch, which single-handedly rebuilt the Swiss watch industry around a solid platform of stylish and affordable plastic (mostly) watches,…
Herbalife
A great example of how investors’ beliefs, about other investors’ future behaviour, drive stock valuations. I was born in 1956, the same year as Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife,…
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