by Effectus Research | Mar 2, 2022 | Being Strategic
‘Being strategic’, in an organizational context, means three things:1. Thinking strategically2. Acting strategically3. Leading strategically Thinking StrategicallyThinking strategically is what most people associated with ‘being strategic’. And...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives
‘Disruption’ sounds painful, and it is when you are running a business that suddenly finds itself losing profit and market share to a competitor providing a product or service that makes yours look expensive or obsolete. Harvard Business School professor Clayton...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives, Strategy
There may seem little point in medium-term 1-3 year strategic planning during a crisis. But decisions taken today have ramifications down the line, so having a plan with stated objectives is helpful to making the right ones. The problem is that standard strategic...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives, Strategy
(Originally written April 2020) What should strategy managers be doing today? Is strategy relevant during the corona crisis? What is strategy responsible for at this time of greatest organizational need? Right now, executives want rapid answers to basic operational...
by Effectus Research | Oct 18, 2020 | Perspectives
Most startups now follow a customer development approach to innovation as follows: talk to users about the area you want to innovateidentify their paincome up with ways to solve their painshow them your ideasget feedbackadapt your best idea repeat the process until...
