August 15, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Do banks know what they do? – Part 2
I discovered it only today: Yesterday, the same day as Tobias Bayer’s article “For they know not what they do†in Financial Times Deutschland, there was a comment with a similar message in Financial Times: John Kay – “The same … Continue reading
August 14, 2007
by Dagmar
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Actually, this is not exactly the question I want to answer with this post. It is borrowed from an article in today’s Financial Times Deutschland, which is titled “For they know not what they doâ€. Author Tobias Bayer looks at … Continue reading
August 2, 2007
by Oliver
Comments Off on Middle management as participant for strategic planning
When you observe strategic planning processes in different organizations it is possible to find “closed shop†planning processes. In some cases only top manager “develop†the strategy, in other situations they are supported by specialised departments. Various sources in the … Continue reading
July 25, 2007
by Dagmar
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In his last post, Oliver has discussed various aspects of the language of strategy with a focus on strategic conversations and strategic discussions. This reminds me of a more practical problem I experienced quite often. The language of strategy is … Continue reading
July 23, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Another Takeover in Specialised Financial Services
Today Hypo Real Estate Holding AG (HRE), a specialised German real estate financing institute, and DEPFA BANK plc, Ireland, announced that HRE would take over DEPFA. DEPFA, which has German roots too, is specialised in public sector and infrastructure financing. … Continue reading
July 19, 2007
by Oliver
Comments Off on Do you talk the language of strategy?
In a former post I discussed whether companies have a strategy or not. So, we found out that there are some options that strategies might not exist in your organization and that for a very specific reason the absence of … Continue reading
July 9, 2007
by Dagmar
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I made a quick and dirty competitor benchmarking today in the office. This was a spontaneous idea when I worked on the profile of one of my company’s competitors. When doing this I realised how many buzzwords this company used … Continue reading
June 27, 2007
by Dagmar
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This headline hit the news in Germany over the last couple of time. Currently, Cerberus is reported to plan a divestment of their 22,000 appartments, held by Baubecon, the housing association formerly owned by German trade unions. Blackstone has already … Continue reading
June 25, 2007
by Oliver
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Sometimes during discussions I receive the question, whether there is a link between learning organizations, knowledge and strategic planning. My answer is “yes†and I would like to illustrate this matter a little bit more. Before I start I have to … Continue reading
June 12, 2007
by Oliver
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Lufthansa starts to change its strategy was a headline of a German business newspaper today. So let us take a brief look behind this headline. To respond to the increasing competition in the German aviation market the German airline Lufthansa … Continue reading