Intangibles of Strategic Leadership
For most companies, growth is a matter of leadership. Companies with great leaders are likely to achieve higher profits, better margins, bigger market share, and lasting value. But what makes an effective leader? Are leaders born or made? Is leadership something that is easy to quantify or is it harder to place? Effective strategic leadership.. read more →
How to hire a good strategy consultant
Hiring strategy consultants is a decision that many businesses do not take lightly. After all, the best consultants are expensive – how can you know if you’re getting good value for your money? How do you know what you really want to achieve in hiring a consultant? And can you feel certain that the consultant.. read more →
Are you a “coherent” company?
According to a new report from Booz & Company, companies with the best growth tend to have a common trait: coherence. This is an important point and it’s worth exploring in greater detail. What the authors of this study are proposing is that companies with the best growth prospects have a coherent strategy that meshes.. read more →
Creating a high growth culture at your company
Building a high growth company does not happen overnight, and it does not have to result from charismatic, visionary leaders at the top, or from a world-changing new product. These things are rare and hard to replicate – not all of us can be Steve Jobs; not every company can create the iPad. The most.. read more →
Strategic vision for high growth companies: it’s all about focus
One important trait that high growth companies have in common is that they know how to focus. High growth companies are relentlessly focused on choosing the right opportunities and avoiding the wrong ones. This is not just a matter of luck. To be sure, many successful companies are thankful for dodging bullets and avoiding the.. read more →
Secret ingredients of high growth companies
Every company wants to grow. (Well, maybe not “every” company; perhaps there are some companies out there that don’t have “growth” on their list of goals – solo practitioners, small businesses or privately held larger firms in mature industries that are content with where they are. But for the most part, every company is trying.. read more →
Top 5 business strategy mistakes that companies make
As a business strategy consultancy, Morgan Cradock has conversations with a variety of corporate clients in all types of situations. We have seen a little of everything during our consulting careers, but one thing we have noticed is that many companies tend to make the same types of mistakes when approaching their business strategy. Confusing.. read more →
Start-up staff recruitment: mapping the process
Recruiting staff for a start-up – whether sales staff or top management – is not to be taken lightly. When you’re a small company trying to quickly get bigger, you can’t afford to make a bad hire. You have to get the right people in the right roles to help your company grow. Most start-up.. read more →
People Power: How your Company Personnel Affect your Ability to Raise Venture Capital
When a technology company decides to raise venture capital, there are many factors at work in whether their VC fund raising will be successful. Products, marketing strategies and the basic operations of the company matter, of course, but one often overlooked area is the company’s personnel. Are your people ready to help your firm raise.. read more →