Merging Competitors: U.S. Airways and American Airlines
In February 2013, U.S. Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. During the acquisition, then-CEO Doug Parker and his board had transformative...
10 Apr 202428min
The Key to Consistent Growth Is Having the Right Incentives
Is your growth strategy working consistently? Strategy expert Ken Favaro says creating and sustaining growth isn’t rocket science. However, you do have to understand the difference between “organic” g...
3 Apr 202415min
The Key to Preserving a Long-Term Competitive Advantage
For more than a century, the pharmaceutical company Roche has been headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It’s one of more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies who have long been based there. Howard Yu...
27 Mar 202425min
When Scaling Your Start-Up, Don’t Lose What Makes It Special
Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati says the most successful start-ups have one thing in common: a soul. “Soul” goes beyond culture, purpose, or even the founder. It’s about having three t...
20 Mar 202426min
How to Fail Right
We all know Silicon Valley’s mantra: fail fast, fail often. But when is it OK to fail in the real world? Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson says it depends on how and why you fail. She’s ...
13 Mar 202436min
How 8 Successful CEOs Allocated Capital to Build Durable Businesses
Investor and author William Thorndike studied eight CEOs who outperformed the market and their peers. The group included big names, like Warren Buffet and Katharine Graham, but also other leaders who ...
6 Mar 202413min
How Local Businesses Can Compete with Larger Rivals
In 2020, Kwame Spearman left his consulting job in New York City to take over an iconic independent bookstore, the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, Colorado—his hometown. Spearman saw an opportuni...
28 Feb 202430min
How to Build — and Maintain — Relationships with Your Shareholders
Does your company have a strategy for working with investors? Whether your company is big or small, IBM’s former CEO Sam Palmisano says it’s essential to build relationships with your shareholders bef...
21 Feb 202413min
