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Why Companies Underperform Part III

And what they must do to succeed in the new economy

Please read Part I and Part II of this post for background information.

Chart 1. S&P 500 Historical Earnings

As of this date (Mid 2010) most large multinational companies are seeing a strong recovery in their earnings: (Note the chart below)

The ‘Chart […]

Keep Your Strategy Simple

So what is it that makes understanding business strategy so difficult and confusing for people?  If a business’s strategy is so fundamental to its growth and indeed survival surely it should be crystal clear for everyone who needs to know about it.

So, who needs to know and fully understand what the strategy is […]

Why Companies Underperform Part II

And what they must do to succeed in the new economy

In Part I we outlined why companies underperform in the long term, let’s now take a look at why they underperform in the short term, and what they can do about it.

Most companies can do pretty well when they are immersed in an […]

Is There a Difference Between Leading a Project and Leading a Business?

Well of course there is, these are completely different animals aren’t they? Businesses are complex mixtures of owners, managers, leaders, investors, products and services; and projects just have a start and an end. Well, maybe. Let’s look a little more carefully at projects though and see what’s really involved in their leadership.

Projects […]

Why Companies Underperform – Part I

And what they must do to succeed in the new economy

The recent economic downturn has caused much concern about how organizations will continue to exist and deal with the ambiguity and adversity caused by the recent "great recession." Some researchers have taken an evolutionary approach to the issue, examining the performance of numbers of […]