Inside Amazon’s Growth Strategy
Since its founding in 1994, Amazon has expanded into streaming, cloud computing, content creation, and even groceries. But if traditional business strategy tells us that the key to success is focus, w...
5 Juli 202322min
Solving Problems with Integrative Thinking
Imagine you’re trying to solve a problem, but none of your options are all that great. You could walk away. Or you could try to take the best from two inadequate options to reach a smarter, strategic ...
28 Juni 202321min
Global Growth Needs a Local Approach
Harvard Business School assistant professor Alexander MacKay studied Uber’s strategies as it entered new markets around the world. He wanted to understand how global businesses can scale fast and surv...
21 Juni 202330min
Is Your Business Model Part of Your Innovation Strategy?
The theory of disruptive innovation endures as a way to make a complicated and expensive product simpler and more affordable. But the originator of disruptive innovation argued that disruptive innovat...
14 Juni 202314min
Quitting Can Sometimes Be a Strategic Success
Quitting is often associated with failure -- whether it’s a project, job, career, or company. But Annie Duke, an author, consultant, and former professional poker champion, argues that quitting can so...
7 Juni 202330min
What Is Blue Ocean Strategy — and Where Does It Go Wrong?
Blue ocean strategy is a landmark business idea, but its co-creator, Renée Mauborgne, says it’s not a guaranteed win. She discusses what specifically can go wrong when you try to implement blue ocean ...
31 Maj 202322min
How Small Companies Compete with — and Beat — Big Ones
In an era driven by network effects, smaller players struggle to compete against bigger platforms. The trick to gaining ground on a much larger rival, says Harvard Business School professor Felix Ober...
24 Maj 202334min
The Head of Cirque du Soleil on Creativity and Strategy
“Creativity has to be at the forefront because if you don't do that, then one day you will wake up and you will discover that your competitor has an edge on you,” says Cirque du Soleil executive vice ...
17 Maj 202336min
