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Strategic Thinking is easy to say but much harder to achieve in reality. Understanding what strategic thinking is, and how it differs from operational thinking, is the first step in becoming an accomplished strategic thinker. Strategy versus Operations? Strategic Thinking is different from both strategic planning and operational planning. In fact, strategic thinking is the…

by Richard W. Oliver On the face of it, defining “busi- ness strategy” seems like a no-brainer. Yet when I was confronted with the challenge recently in a faculty meeting, I found myself rather less than articulate. “Bad form!” you might say, for a pro- fessor of the subject and more impor- tantly, a columnist on…

What do Michael Phelps and Placido Domingo have in common? Not so obvious is it? Here’s a hint: they both excel at a skill which many of us take for granted, are not able to “control” and, for the most part, are not consciously aware of. Yet, this is a skill that is essential to…

Without continuous innovation, organisations sputter and die. Nonetheless, most organisations practise innovation in a haphazard manner, apparently hoping that it will happen. Looking at the Forbes 2014 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, you see some of the “usual suspects” – Amazon.com, Unilever and Coca Cola. In fact, in these most successful companies, innovation…

We believe that every robust strategy process must look beyond the conventional competitive environment and look at what may disrupt your business arena. DPI has named this competitive force the Stealth Competitor. The Stealth Competitor – or disrupter – has the ability to enter an industry and dramatically change the way the game gets played.…