A strategist’s guide to blockchain The distributed ledger technology that started with bitcoin is rapidly becoming a crowdsourced system for all types of verification. Could it replace notary publics, ...

Creating a strategy that works The most farsighted enterprises have mastered five unconventional practices for building and using distinctive capabilities.

Rita Gunther McGrath thinks it’s time for most companies to give up their quest to attain strategy’s holy grail: sustainable competitive advantage. Neither theory nor practice of strategy has kept ...

How to cultivate leadership that is honed to solve problems Achieve breakthroughs by bringing together experts who love challenges.

10 principles of organizational culture Companies can tap their natural advantage when they focus on changing a few important behaviors, enlist informal leaders, and harness the power of employees’ ...

Kill your performance ratings Neuroscience shows why numbers-based HR management is obsolete.

The Simplicity Principle and why six is the perfect number for better management “Keep it simple” and “learn from nature” are positive mantras to live and work by.

A version of this article appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of strategy+business. Leaders today are well aware that their organization’s culture is an asset that must be managed with purpose and care.

The Agility Factor A few large companies in every industry show consistently superior profitability relative to their peers, and they all have one thing in common: a highly developed capacity to adapt ...

Li & Fung CEO Spencer Fung has explicitly championed a digital transformation of one of the world’s most influential supply chain solutions platforms.

How Adidas Found Its Second Wind The sportswear giant’s embrace of its heritage shows how reconnecting with the past can inspire a company’s future.

A strategist’s guide to Industry 4.0 Global businesses are about to integrate their operations into a seamless digital whole, and thereby change the world.