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"KT is more than a product or idea, it is a structured approach to critical thinking that allows people to see problems and opportunities clearly." John Engquist, Project Manager, Burgess Norton Manufacturing
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Strategic Response: Can organisations live forever?January 2012
This Month’s announcement that the once mighty Eastman Kodak is seeking bankruptcy protection does prompt an interesting question about whether organisations can live forever. In this edition of Strategic Response we consider whether continuous adaption of products and services is enough to keep an organisation healthy or whether there comes a time when the environment demands more fundamental, evolutionary change.
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Strategic Response: 7 questions for high quality strategic decision makingAugust 2011
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Strategic Response: Navigating your Organization May 2011
Public spending cuts, Euro zone instability, and the impact on global supply chains of the terrible events in Japan are the cause of uncertainty for many leaders. In this edition of Strategic Response, we consider whether having a clear, deliberate and embedded strategy helps or hinders your ability to navigate such troubled waters?
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Strategic Response: The Impact of Culture on Mergers & AcquisitionsJanuary 2011
Cheap debt, record cash piles and the need to outpace sluggish economic growth will see many companies back on the Mergers & Acquisitions trail in 2011 but merging balance sheets it turns out , is far easier than merging cultures. In this edition of Strategic Response we outline an approach to understanding and connecting different organisational cultures so that the urge to merge does not prove too painful.
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Strategic Responce: Linking Innovation to StrategyNovember 2010
Differentiate or die! Is a mantra heard in many rooms today and as we in advanced economies have ceded the battle for cost differentiation to competitors in developing countries, differentiation through product and service innovation is how we will survive and thrive.
But in these challenging times, we cannot afford to squander scarce resources on poor ideas so in this edition of Strategic Response, we look at how to ensure innovation is effective.
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Strategic Response: Creating a Strategic CultureSeptember 2010
In this edition of Strategic Response, we address the second of these two issues. We argue that implementing your strategy is most unlikely to succeed unless you can focus your organisation on your chosen strategic path through the creation of a strategic culture.
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