Author Archive for Oliver
Financial service brands
0 Comments Published by Oliver April 8th, 2010 in Interesting data, Banking IndustryFor the purpose of my PhD-thesis in the field of banking I have to make a lot of literature review and analysis of existing studies. Thanks to universities, teachers, research and consulting companies a pure vast of excellent information is available. In the last 3 and half years I really got used to it. However, […]
Lehman Brothers and its approach to look better
0 Comments Published by Oliver March 14th, 2010 in This and that, Banking IndustryA couple of months ago I presented a fictitious interview with the former investment bank regarding its approach to manage liquidity risks. Everything seemed to be fine…but as we know from hindsight the annual report didn’t tell us the truth (otherwise the bank would not have fall into bankruptcy). Lehman Brother was collapsed under a […]
EU-Integration level of retail banking markets
0 Comments Published by Oliver January 30th, 2010 in Banking IndustryThe establishment of a single market for services and goods – including banking - has for several decades been one of Europe’s core policy objectives. The way towards these objectives is termed integration process. The benefit of integration is to offer new business opportunities in Europe for the banks through more competition and the option […]
Consumer trends for 2010
0 Comments Published by Oliver December 7th, 2009 in Interesting data, This and that, Predictionstrendwatching.com, a leading trend firm, has just released its ‘10 Consumer Trends for 2010′. According to this trend report next year will bring a bonanza of opportunities, as even cautious consumers crave pragmatic or exciting innovations.Its argues that we will see a scene from ‘urban pride’ to ‘forced sustainability’.
The summary:
BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL | Forget the […]
Developing and maintaining trust in retail banking
0 Comments Published by Oliver November 18th, 2009 in Banking Industry, Strategic planningIn the last one and a half year the financial crisis has changed the views of many people, in particular their perceptions concerning corporate responsibilities and corporate ethics. Taking this into consideration I have to stress that in some discussions I miss an important issue: The crisis’ impact on trust, no matter whether it is […]
Tuck professors named to top 50 management thinkers list
0 Comments Published by Oliver October 18th, 2009 in This and thatTuck professors Vijay Govindarajan and Richard D’Aveni have once again been named to the Thinkers 50, the 4th biennial ranking of the world’s most influential living management thinkers. Tuck professor Sydney Finkelstein is also named as a management thinker to watch.
Created and compiled by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove of CrainerDearlove*, Thinkers 50 has established […]
Essential small open source tools for managers
1 Comment Published by Oliver September 17th, 2009 in Practice, This and thatKeeping track of all tasks and projects can be difficult sometimes. However, this is an essential part of manager’s roles. That led us to the question, whether there are any small pieces of software which might help managers to keep track of all their duties. Well, in most cases you might use MS Outlook (or […]
Heroes of cost cutting
0 Comments Published by Oliver September 4th, 2009 in Practice, This and thatA provider of on-demand sales tools and related services has published an interesting paper on cost cutting. Its title is quite promising: “Simple Savvy Savings - 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost-Cutting Hero”. The underlying idea behind this paper is the current financial crisis and the resulting consequences, i.e. in terms of cost cutting: […]
Basic rules for e-mail campaigns
1 Comment Published by Oliver June 23rd, 2009 in Practice, This and thatA few days ago I did participate in a discussion concerning the transfer of existing print mail campaigns to new e-mail-campaigns. An issue within this discussion was, whether and to what extent content and structure should be changed.
The basic answer can be summarized as follows: E-Mail campaigns are quite different in comparison to print mail […]
Risks of external consultants and interim managers…
1 Comment Published by Oliver May 26th, 2009 in Practice, Strategic decisions…and how to manage them. When company managers discuss their personal experiences in terms of external consultants you can find a broad range of opinions and beliefs. Point of views may vary between very positive experiences when hiring external knowledge and very bad experiences; the later ones are sometimes expressed in jokes about “flippy” PowerPoint […]