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T-Mobile disrupts U.S mobile telecom

Gabor George Burt · 29 April 2025

Synergy – Not

The era of conglomeration was built on false assumptions that large companies could control their destiny and through optimization generating ever larger returns.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Swimming Toward the Whirlpool

The stock remains highly priced largely on the belief he’s building a war chest to do great hedge fund deals, but so far he’s not demonstrated Sears and KMart give him the resources to pull that off.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Swim With the Current – Newspapers, Facebook, Youtube

the impact isn't just regarding the web, but how any business would use media to reach a target audience. Most advertising agencies, and ad people, are still focused on traditional media.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Sweet Home Chicago

Sears has shown misstep after misstep since being acquired by K-Mart.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Swarm Vision: The Moneyball of Innovation

Michael Graber · 29 April 2025

Swampy Behavior

WalMart has exhibited all the traits of a company deeply in the Swamp.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Surface 3 and Apple Watch – Red Oceans V Blue Oceans

This article contrasts Microsoft's red ocean strategy of competing in existing markets with Apple's blue ocean approach of pioneering new markets, highlighting their different paths to success.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Surely You Aren’t Surprised

Leadership keeps saying it can somehow improve it’s broken Success Formula and thusly turn the company around.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Sure sign that you are NOT ready for change

Openness to new ideas is a critical component of an organization’s ability to stay relevant

Gabor George Burt · 29 April 2025

Support, Grow & Diversity

the British Science Festival which is on in Bradford from 7 to 10 September 2015 is designed to further the aim of the British Science Association to create “a society where science is a part of, not set apart from, society and culture.

Cris Beswick · 29 April 2025

Sucking up trash headed for the oceans

Our oceans are in trouble

Gabor George Burt · 29 April 2025

Sucker Move

The previous CEO recognized this, and undertook a wave of projects to grow the company.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Successful Strategy – utilize trends to invest in innovations that drive growth

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Successful Ideation: Mindset + Methods

Truly successful ideations, like any productive meeting, take a lot of front-end planning.

Michael Graber · 29 April 2025

Successful Entrepreneurs Avoid Lock-in – Ignore Collins “4 New Realities”, Be Tasty Catering

Adapting to market needs over sticking to old plans is crucial for success, as shown by Pixability and Tasty Catering.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Success Requires Managing External Disruption- Be Netflix not Sony

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Success Formula Half Life

Target has become internally focused on "execution" of its Success Formula

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Succeeding on Competitor’s Lock-in

CD sales plummeted while digital singles soared. Apple thrived due to innovative digital strategies, not technology.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Subsidies – Newspapers, Automobiles, Banks Need New Success Formulas

The reality is that none of these subsidized companies are sustainable as they are. The market has shifted, and their Success Formulas no longer produce positive results.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Stumpf Resigns From Two Boards, Congressmen Make Big Director Bucks — is It Time to Reform Corporate Governance?

According to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) a sitting director should do a minimum of 200 hours of work on a board every year.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Stuff Happens

Most management plans fail because they rely on past trends, ignoring future disruptions and unexpected changes.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Stuck in the Swamp

The business is Locked-in to its Success Formula, but a market shift causes the results to no longer be as good as they used to be.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Stuck in Old Products – Nokia, Apple, Smartphones

Motorola was once #1 in mobile phones. It had developed smartphones, but they were not part of the core product line.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025