
Defend & Extend Disaster – British Petroleum (Bp)
The Harvard Business Review web site describes the mismatch between BP's claim of heading in a new direction versus company reality in "The BP Brand's Avoidable Fall.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Topic
Guiding with purpose
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The Harvard Business Review web site describes the mismatch between BP's claim of heading in a new direction versus company reality in "The BP Brand's Avoidable Fall.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

the company is sliding into the Swamp – or possibly the Whirlpool – from which it is unlikely to ever again be a good place to work, a good place to supply as a vendor or a good place to invest for higher future cash flow.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Most people think of the Dow Jones Industrial Average – a mix of some roughly 30 companies (the number isn't fixed and does change).
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The data, in the end, is ignored or discounted. It simply doesn't matter.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

the value has slipped away and how investors will ever capture it is completely unclear.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The NFL is rife with players struggling with criminal prosecution.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The real problem is that the market has shifted substantially.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

the executives say "no one could have expected this" and make excuses for their poor performance.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

In 2006 the CFO at LATimes told me he couldn't divert more resources to his web department.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The sort of short article you could easily miss. Because the Sun Times, and most traditional media, still don't like to talk about the web. But this is a pretty big deal
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The new marketer started moving Wal-Mart away from selling on Price, Price and Price. As my old marketing professor said "Price is nothing but a blunt club that has no meaning.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Kodak watched the market for amateur photography shrink for 30 years – drying up profits for film and paper.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The second sends the message “No one here wears shoes, send inventory!”
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

, Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States. He now has the most powerful job in the free world and unparalleled influence
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The price CBS paid appears high – but what is the right price for survival?
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

The Board has shown a proclivity to spend too much time listening to rumors, and previous CEOs
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Facebook is a remarkable company
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

the mobile phone division drifted quickly back into old habits – Locking-in on technology, Locking-in on distribution, Locking-in on engineering, Locking-in on old product development and launch processes
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

the company still does not support the number of stores it once did. And McDonald’s still is not winning the battle for growth against Starbucks and other less Locked-in competitors.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Officers Griest and Haver are like every other Ranger. They are not “diverse.”
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Winning is a lot less important than following "the rules." But in much of life, the rules are designed to favor the current winner. To win, you have to find a way to compete differently
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Coke is a victim of changing customer preferences
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

WalMart’s fired agency, DraftFCB, is going to get the KMart account. This is a sharp move for Kmart.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025