The Strategy Mistake Too Many Startups Make
Many founders try to emulate startups that have already become successful. But Thales Teixeira says that approach, which often involves trying to do too much, too quickly, can lead to failure. In this...
25 Okt 202324min
How Indra Nooyi Brought Design Thinking to PepsiCo
As the former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi played an important role in shaping the company’s global strategy. Perhaps most notably, she introduced design thinking into the company’s innovation process....
18 Okt 202314min
How to Expand Beyond a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy
Direct-to-consumer businesses play an outsize role in disrupting industries. But after that initial disruption, industry competitors often adapt. Harvard Business School professor Len Schlesinger and ...
11 Okt 202332min
How Well Do You Know Your Core Customers?
Who are your primary customers? Harvard Business School professor Robert Simons says that’s the most important question of your strategy — and the hardest to answer. In this episode, you’ll learn how ...
4 Okt 202315min
How to Thrive in Fast-Moving Markets
What can we learn from fast-moving companies — like Amazon, Google, and Alibaba — about how to organize to promote strategic growth? University of Michigan business professor Dave Ulrich went inside t...
27 Sep 202321min
How a Multinational Publishing House Pivoted to Digital
Wolters Kluwer started in the 1830s as a publishing house. But the Dutch multinational corporation has grown into a global, information services company and now earns more than 90 percent of its reven...
20 Sep 202326min
How to Compete with a Fast-Growing Disruptor
OXXO was the dominant convenience store chain in Mexico—until its chief rival doubled in size almost overnight. In this episode, Harvard Business School professor Tatiana Sandino explains how OXXO CEO...
13 Sep 202332min
Strategy Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
To many people, strategy is a total mystery. But Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee says strategy doesn’t have to be complicated if you focus on creating value.
6 Sep 202311min
