Strategy
How AT&T Employees Turned Process Gripes Into $230 Million Saved
AT&T found a way to help workers kill outdated processes and tools that wasted time, energy, and money — one drop at a time. Here’s how the approach works.
Jeremy Legg
Top Strategy from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Executing Strategy
Health Care Platforms Need a Strategy Overhaul
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Business Models
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David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno
AI and Machine Learning
Product-Led Growth Companies Find a New Way to Serve Customers
Barry Libert and Thomas H. Davenport
Boards & Corporate Governance
Adding Cybersecurity Expertise to Your Board
Chon Abraham, Sasha Cohen O’Connell, Iria Giuffrida, and Ronald R. Sims
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How AT&T Employees Turned Process Gripes Into $230 Million Saved
AT&T found a way to help workers kill outdated processes and tools that wasted time, energy, and money — one drop at a time. Here’s how the approach works.
Jeremy Legg
Executing Strategy
Health Care Platforms Need a Strategy Overhaul
To succeed, digital health platforms must shift their approach in three key areas.
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Customers
Firing the Right Customers Is Good Business
Not every customer is an asset to your company, but determining who to cull — and how — can be a challenge.
Carsten Pedersen and Thomas Ritter
Business Models
Are Everywhere Stores the New Face of Retail?
Omnichannel retailers can extend their customer engagement and logistics capabilities via nontraditional sales and fulfillment locations.
David R. Bell, Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno
Developing Strategy
How Ghost Scenarios Haunt Strategy Execution
Strategic planners are often blind about how the future will challenge their status quo. A scenario-planning mindset can help them see what they’re missing.
Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramírez
Boards & Corporate Governance
Make Better Allies of Your Workforce
Leaders can avoid labor disputes and create value by improving communication with employees and including them in strategic decision-making.
Ayse Karaevli and Serden Özcan
AI and Machine Learning
Product-Led Growth Companies Find a New Way to Serve Customers
Companies from Zoom to Slack lean on the product itself to find customers, convert them to paying, and drive rapid growth in revenues and services — without adding more staff.
Barry Libert and Thomas H. Davenport
Boards & Corporate Governance
Adding Cybersecurity Expertise to Your Board
Most corporate boards lack directors with adequate skills to oversee cyber risk. New SEC regulations make correcting that deficiency more urgent.
Chon Abraham, Sasha Cohen O’Connell, Iria Giuffrida, and Ronald R. Sims
Strategy
What Makes Successful Frameworks Rise Above the Rest
Business leaders can better assess and strengthen analytical frameworks using seven evaluation criteria.
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Climate Change
Economic Incentives Are Key to Driving Sustainability at Scale
Companies need financial incentives, in addition to regulation, to make transformational sustainability efforts a higher priority.