February 4, 2010
by Dagmar
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A banana skin may be slippery and may cause you to stumble or even fall when you Stepp on it. Hence, ‘Banking Banana Skins 2010 – After the ‘quake’ is the name of a new study from the CSFI Centre … Continue reading
November 1, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Babies and Strategy
As you might remember, our team was completed by our baby last year. Our little daughter is now 14 months old and makes us very happy. Looking back at the time with her, I see some parallels between living with … Continue reading
May 31, 2009
by Dagmar
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There is a saying that nothing is as old as yesterday’s news. This week I read a newspaper article about much older news. As it seems, these can be quite interesting again. Most people, including me, did not even notice … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Porters Generic Strategies During the Current Financial Crisis
Last week I was asked about my opinion about Porters Generic Strategies during the current financial crisis. My first spontaneous thought was: Why ask that question? Is it less important to have a distinctive strategy during a crisis than it … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Dagmar
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From time to time I receive mails from MBA-students asking me some more or less specific questions that are related to management and strategy. Normally, I reply to such mails with only a few sentences since I am not going … Continue reading
January 13, 2009
by Dagmar
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Naseem Javed is a regular contributer of interesting articles for our Management Portal. His latest piece of thought covers nine opportunites that – as he thinks – will be hot for businesses in 2009. I think these are very interesting … Continue reading
October 27, 2008
by Dagmar
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“Some companies make things happen. Some companies see things happen. Some companies wonder that things happen.†This is one of my favourite management quotes because this is all strategy is about. I heard it in a lecture during my MBA … Continue reading
September 30, 2008
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Planning ahead for an unexpected crisis
Strategic planning is about preparing a business for the future. As we all know, a strategy should put a business in a position to maximally exploit potential chances and to minimize the damage of potential threats. We all witness the … Continue reading
May 1, 2008
by Dagmar
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The race of the two presidential candidates of the Democrats in the US, Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton, is becoming more and more dramatic. It receives extensive media coverage and surely has many interesting aspects. It even fits into our … Continue reading
April 26, 2008
by Dagmar
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The international financial crisis claimed another victim among German banks this week. It was the specialised mortgage and public sector lender Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank (Duess Hyp). “The small German bank’s owners have temporarily transferred ownership to the BdB’s depositor guarantee fund, … Continue reading