November 12, 2006
by Oliver
Comments Off on Our world in a search engine?
In Germany there is a very interesting business magazine. It is called “Brand eins”. Translated into English it means “Brand One”. The second headline is “the other business magazin” and I can confirm that the editors, authors and articles are … Continue reading
November 8, 2006
by Oliver
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There are a lot of definitions for strategic planning. Also there are a lot of critics and discussion about it; I agree that in general it is not possible organise the generation of insight and synthesis. Other critic factors focus on … Continue reading
November 7, 2006
by Oliver
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As posted a couple of days ago, it is very likely that we all going to be observers of the next major conflict between the „copyright empire†and the videoportals. The GEMA (the company that takes care for copyright issues … Continue reading
November 6, 2006
by Oliver
Comments Off on Do CIO’s have a strategy gap?
Today I found a very interesting study, which seems to have no relation to strategy. Its title is “The global State of Information Security 2006â€, a worldwide study by CIO, CSO and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. But inside the survey results some very … Continue reading
November 5, 2006
by Oliver
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I would like to discuss an issue for which I posted my first opinions a couple of days ago. These days we can read a lot about web 2.0. It is said that users are not only consumers of web … Continue reading
November 2, 2006
by Oliver
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Today a very interesting article concerning youtube and copyright issues could be found in the German newspaper “Handelsblatt”. The headline was that the American sport league attacks Google due to various violations of their copyrights. That is a very interesting … Continue reading
November 2, 2006
by Oliver
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Today I had business meeting in Berlin. Travelling to Berlin by plane is very easy and convenient for me, since we live near the Frankfurt International Airport. Coordinator for this meeting was the federal association of private loan and building associations (specialised … Continue reading
October 31, 2006
by Oliver
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It is amazing how “cool” some German companies generate spam. Today I discovered a spam mail within my mail inbox that has this end: This is no mass advertising or even spam (really?) but some grave and specific information (….I did not ask for)! We assume, which interests you in forms of serious business information you might … Continue reading
October 29, 2006
by Oliver
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An important issue in order to develop a strategy or a strategic objective is raising the right question(s). To proof this I would like to use an example: You are in Berlin, Germany (your current position) with your car (company) … Continue reading
October 25, 2006
by Oliver
Comments Off on Strategy and Decision Analysis
The German Railway used decision analysis in order to develop a new HR strategy. A lot impact factors were considered, e.g. demographic development (which is very dramatic in Germany), health care issues and law issues. The firm is supported by … Continue reading