Category Archives for Strategy
★ Execution Strategy & Business Strategy
Very interesting post from ex-Googler Piaw Na, touching on Google, Microsoft, and Amazon’s execution and business strategies. The distinction between the two is worth keeping in mind: Execution strategy is about keeping good discipline within the ranks. It’s about reaching objectives in … Continue reading
→ Jeff Bezos of Amazon: 3 Things That I’ve Learned So Far
Three business lessons from Jeff Bezos that should be on every entrepreneur’s desk: Obsess over customers — if you care for your customers they will care about you. Invent new, more optimal solutions rather than compromise with “either-or” choices forced … Continue reading
★ With Plus, Google is Changing — and Getting Personal
Even before I got my invite, my first thought about Google+ was that it felt un-Googley. I maintain that, relative to the “old” Google, the one without a “+”. But more interesting is what I feel today, now that I have access … Continue reading
★ Technology for Growth: Focus on People, Build Elegant Ecosystems and Invent the Future
Erik van Ommeren of VINT (the international research institute of Sogeti), in an interview by Lisa Nirell, explains Why Technology Is The Special Sauce In Growth Planning. His advice for executives resonated with me and here is how I think it … Continue reading