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Some of the most nimble and dynamic organizations I know are composed of many small, entrepreneurial units--see for instance Vinci, Haier, GE…
Some of the most nimble and dynamic organizations I know are composed of many small, entrepreneurial units--see for instance Vinci, Haier, GE…
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Let's talk about services. Specifically, the global services trade balance. It can be an awkward subject. Services is an unsexy term, despite its…
Let's talk about services. Specifically, the global services trade balance. It can be an awkward subject. Services is an unsexy term, despite its…
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I am honored and thrilled to be named president of GMF. My vision for GMF’s future is rooted in a long-standing commitment to transatlantic dialogue…
I am honored and thrilled to be named president of GMF. My vision for GMF’s future is rooted in a long-standing commitment to transatlantic dialogue…
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Clearbox Decisions Inc.
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The Future of Strategy: A Transformative Approach to Strategy for a World that Won’t Stand Still
McGraw-Hill
The Future of Strategy brings strategy back from those big top-down plans. It answers the questions of executives facing tumultuous business conditions and rapidly shifting markets: Is strategy still possible? Yes. Aren’t strategies outdated before they can be implemented? Not if they are done right. Rather than developing strategy, aren’t we better off being agile and able to capitalize on emerging trends faster than peers? Agility complements strategy; it cannot replace it. This book is about…
The Future of Strategy brings strategy back from those big top-down plans. It answers the questions of executives facing tumultuous business conditions and rapidly shifting markets: Is strategy still possible? Yes. Aren’t strategies outdated before they can be implemented? Not if they are done right. Rather than developing strategy, aren’t we better off being agile and able to capitalize on emerging trends faster than peers? Agility complements strategy; it cannot replace it. This book is about reversing course and repositioning strategy in its rightful place as the overarching management system.
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The History of Strategy and Its Future Prospects
From The Art of War to The War for Talent, strategy has been evolving for centuries. What we have learned in the past 2,500 years is highlighted in this article—not only where strategy began but also why it is on the verge of reclaiming its rightful place in history. This precedes our upcoming book, FutureProof, due out later this year.
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Sustainability: A Product Life-Cycle Approach
A.T. Kearney
A new approach to sustainability is emerging as consumer goods companies consider their total environmental impact—from growing raw materials to the consumer's disposal of their product. Sustainability is becoming a cradle-to-grave process and a powerful growth engine.
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Rebuilding the Corporate Genome: Unlocking the Real Value of Your Business
Wiley
Just as the genes in a strand of DNA determine the characteristics of an organism, the relative quality of the individual business units in a company largely determines the characteristics of an organization. Much like an organism's DNA, the basic corporate structural model developed according to the demands of survival. Now, with the arrival of new technologies and new business realities, the corporate structure is evolving again.
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Power Strategies in De-Escalation; In: "Timing the De-Escalation of International Conflicts", eds. Kriesberg L. & Thorson S.
Syracuse University Press
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Courses
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Harvard Business School
Leading Prof. Services
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Salzburg Seminar
Program on Negotiations
Honors & Awards
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Top 25 Consultants
Consulting Magazine
Consulting magazine’s May 2013 cover features, Johan Aurik, who headlines the magazine’s annual list of the “Top 25 Consultants.” The magazine reports Johan “takes over a firm that’s rediscovered its groove.”
“Renewed optimism, regained confidence and a re-invigorated sense of purpose defines the new A.T. Kearney,” the magazine writes in the accompanying profile. In the article, Johan discusses the firm’s recent transformation and aspirations.
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English
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Dutch
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Europe can do it. Faced with aggression from Russia and uncertainty from the US, in an increasingly unstable world, we have no choice. Step up our…
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A second Trump administration doesn’t mean we should give up on our climate goals. Not at all. But – as I argue in TIME – it does mean that we…
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Some much-needed grounding. Good luck this week!
Some much-needed grounding. Good luck this week!
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Writing for the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, Martijn Jeroen Van Der Linden explores what it means to imagine a world beyond the dollar in his…
Writing for the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, Martijn Jeroen Van Der Linden explores what it means to imagine a world beyond the dollar in his…
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