F-E-R whom the bells toll
Businessworld 6/13/2008
by Chris Zook and Ashish Singh
The number-one priority for CEOs is to find ways to innovate around the fundamentals of their strategy--or face the risk of going out of business.
Is your company caught in an IT alignment trap?
Financial Times (FT.com) 6/12/2008
by Rudy Puryear, Steve Berez, and Sachin Shah
Simply aligning IT goals with business goals doesn't guarantee improved business performance. In fact, the alignment itself can create a trap, decreasing profits while increasing IT spending.
Waiting for the home networking guy
BusinessWeek Online 6/3/2008
by Ron Kermisch, Josh Chernoff, and Dianne Ledingham
Anyone who has taken a do-it-yourself approach to home networking gets exactly why we need Best Buy's Geek Squad. As digital media technology finds more locations within the home, and becomes increasingly complex, there's a growing need for technical experts to help make it all work together. Today's homes have begun to resemble small businesses, with multiple networked computers and increasingly networked devices like printers and entertainment systems. It's no surprise that Geek Squad, which pioneered the business of dispatching a national network of trained technicians, has built a highly visible service brand that positions Best Buy for the future.
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Achieving breakthrough performance
Stanford Social Innovation Review 6/1/2008
by Mark Gottfredson, Steve Schaubert, and Elisabeth Babcock
Great organizations have one thing in common: great managers. These managers, in turn, share four simple management principles that they use to guide organizations from mere mediocrity to stand-out stardom.
Learning from the lucky thirteen
Brandweek 5/26/2008
by John Blasberg and Ivan Hindshaw
Bain & Company research from early this year found that, of the top 90 winning brands in 2001, only 13 continued to be winners through 2007. Bain's analysis identified two major missteps that could endanger even the most successful brands.
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