A Class Act
“One of the UK’s leading value brands has more to offer than sausage rolls and stottie cakes.” At one time you could stand on any street corner in central Newcastle…
All these articles illustrate why alignment is important. How making sure that all parts of your organisation are heading in the same direction in a coordinated way. Whist this is a very simple idea most businesses don’t put enough effort into making sure that all of their activities are aligned enough.
Airline Magic
“Ryanair will be the main beneficiary of the painfully slow restructuring of Europe’s flag carriers.” Even with the famously creative accounting that some airlines have used over the years, many…
Engineering Advantage
“Rarely do you see such a well positioned and aligned business.” Engineering group IMI is doing rather well. It has just posted pre-tax profits of £301.4 million, on revenues of…
The Bug in the System
“Bedbug outbreaks are swarming all over Latin America and globalisation means we could soon see an outbreak here. That would be just up Rentokil Initial’s street, so why is it…
A Churchill Moment
Exceptional times require exceptional leaders and there aren’t many of those around these days. Isn’t it ironic that the company that invented the digital camera now needs some breathing room…
Building On A Recession
Tough times can be a tonic to a business and an industry. Taylor Wimpey has had a ‘good’ recession. After a fairly big shake-up last year and marginal profitability, it…
If Only The John Lewis Partnership Owned a Bank
Does John Lewis provide a blueprint for a more equitable economy? Although it may not be doing quite as well as last year the John Lewis Partnership has had an…
The Post Office Haircut
Hanging around in the nation’s one-stop shopping experiment. I went into my local post office yesterday to buy some stamps. It was raining and there was a queue out of…
How To Make the Most of 2012
We are currently faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. John. W. Gardner. You may not have heard of the US politician J.W. Gardner but…