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Aligning the Internal Organisation / Business Transformation / Change Process / Framework / Managing People / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Twelve steps in transformational Change: Recognize the scale of the challenge and don’t ignore it Consider where the barriers to change might be strongest Build a guiding team and establish any necessary...
Branding / Competitors & Customers / Environment External / Framework / Management / Marketing / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of 5 Key Elements in Positioning Statement: Target market, buyers main problem, key benefit, competitors and features. Principle: Lists the five key elements to describe in any positioning statement. Issues: Internal communication to guide...
Entrepreneurship / Management / Models / Strategy Priority / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Business Development Paths: Path I & II are non Entrepreneurial, as growth not sustained – they fail or stay small as “lifestyle businesses” Path III & IV are proactive Entrepreneurial, they grow trough...
Entrepreneurship / Management / Managing Finances / Managing People / Models / Strategy Direction / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Success
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Rejuvenating the mature business : Galvanize – start a recovery processSimplify and consolidateBuildExert leverage Principle: Rejuvenation is rather to be achieved in the four steps than a one-off project Issues: Mature business: “One...
Management / Managing Finances / Models / Risk / Strategy Choice / Strategy Direction / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Strategies for Declining Industries: Leadership Selective investment / Turnaround; Invest as appropriate to give real competitive advantage.Idea: Become one of the strongest in declining industry – low-cost or clear differentiation Segment or...
Aligning the Internal Organisation / Business Transformation / Framework / Management / Managing People / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Classifying Organisation Structures: STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS Simple Structure Machine Bureaudracy Organic Divisionalised Powercentralisation All at the top CEO and designers of workflow Scientistis, technocrats and middle managers Divisional Executives Bureaucratisation Low informal Many...
Management / Managing Finances / Models / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Feasibility of recovery: Slatter (1984); Four types of recovery Realistically non-recoverable Initially successful retrenchment but not sustained turnaround Sustaines survival Sustained recovery Principle: In a crisis stage change is essential but might...
Complexity/Turbulence / Management / Risk / Strategic Financial Analysis / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Symptoms of Decline: Decline in: Profitability, dividends, sales, debt, liquidity, market share, Raise of: Manager turnover Lack or delay of: Strategic thinking, Publishing financial results, Problem solving Principle: Ten major symptoms that...
Capabilities / Environment Internal / Management / Managing People / Models / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of The Organisational Aging Process: At each new stage of development an organization is faced with a unique set of challenges Principle: The challenges that every organization must overcome at each stage of...
Entrepreneurship / Management / Models / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of The entrepreneur, seeing and activating opportunity: Path 1 – Intrapreneurship/corporate entrepreneurship. A flow of ideas from inside the organisation Path 2 – Fresh ideas from an entrepreneurial strategic leadership Principle: Shows that entrepreneurship (real...
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