Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

The business world often expects us to decide and act fast. Yet, books describing newer research challenge the effectiveness of speedy decisions and actions. So, there seems to be a conflict. Does the newer research actually imply that fast paced … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The book jacket of Great by Choice, the recent best-seller by Jim Collins and his co-author Morten Hansen, features four bullet points highlighting their latest surprising provocative findings. Their research findings, which are from a nine year study comparing a … Continue reading →