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Deadly Stalls
Leadership4 min read

Deadly Stalls

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

D&e * 2 = Disaster
Leadership3 min read

D&e * 2 = Disaster

the value has slipped away and how investors will ever capture it is completely unclear.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Critical Permission
Leadership4 min read

Critical Permission

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

Conventional Wisdom
Leadership2 min read

Conventional Wisdom

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

Consistency Vs Success
Leadership2 min read

Consistency Vs Success

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

Competing to Win
Leadership5 min read

Competing to Win

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

Clever Competition
Leadership1 min read

Clever Competition

WalMart’s fired agency, DraftFCB, is going to get the KMart account. This is a sharp move for Kmart.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025