Strategy Matrix

Dell’s
direct sales business model growth has slowed significantly over recent years.
The company is now building a new strategic plan with an indirect sales model
and has been investing significant dollars in software, services and other IP.
The challenge for Dell will be for dell to maintain its existing profit […]

Below is a video clip of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sharing the same stage for the first time in 20 years - fielding questions at the D5 conference. It is interesting to see how these two business leaders interact and how they answer questions in one another’s presence. Interestingly (possibly predictably), and reminiscent of […]

In the book “Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets Into Tangible Outcomes,” by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the authors write:
While operational excellence alone is not the basis of a sustainable strategy, managing operations remains a priority for all organizations. Without excellent operations, companies will find it difficult to execute strategies, even strategies that […]

JC Penney is leveraging strategies utilized by Target to survive in the competitive retail market. The following was written on AOL Money & Finance BloggingStocks:
The retailer saw a 13% increase in first-quarter income which it reported a little over a week ago based on increased sales of exclusive fashions. Late last week, the retailer even […]