Monthly Archives: January 2012

How to Prevent Strategic Reversals

Strategic reversals are essentially a U-turn that attempts to undo grossly ill-fitting strategic moves. According to a January 3, 2012, Wall Street Journal article titled “Year of the Oops: Firms Spent 2011 in Reverse”, several companies made reversals last year. … Continue reading

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Winning Moves Business Success Patterns Guide Strategic Choices

The Winning Moves patterns of business success repeat over and over again. If you understand these patterns, they can be a valuable guide to successful strategic choices. Based upon my 25+ years of research, these patterns result from studying strategic … Continue reading

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How to Use Knowledge to Compete–Lessons from Macy’s Black Friday Success

A November 26-27 Wall Street Journal article described what Macy’s did to successfully run its day after Thanksgiving Black Friday sale based on knowledge. In my 25+ years researching business success and failure patterns, I have looked at how businesses … Continue reading

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