Thought Leadership
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Family managed businesses and the dilemma of stepping down in favour of professionals
Family managed businesses face the eternal conflict between considering the interests of the family against the interests of the business
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Focus on small steps first, then shift to the larger goal
Research shows that incremental achievements are good early motivators, but their effect wanes as the finish line nears
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Upstart start-ups and agile disruptors - and what to do about them
Large organizations can learn from disruptors' agility and fight back
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Having no life is the new aspirational lifestyle
It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, lack of leisure time is the real status symbol. Anat Keinan discusses what that means for consumer marketing
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Building a brand identity to create a high-value company
How should a company increase the value of its products and services through building a brand identity?
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Product design in the age of variety
Consumers want more variety than ever before. This means product design needs to be rethought to avoid multiple and costly production lines
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Today's digital brand marketing trends
India has been proclaimed a "digital-first nation" where the general adoption levels of new digital trends are much higher than world averages
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The need for family businesses to stay relevant
There are also traditional handicraftsmen, jewellers and artisans who had flourished by royal patronage and who face the constant pressure for survival in today's changing times
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Can we create affordable housing in the world's fastest-growing cities?
More than half the planet's population lives in urban areas, and cities are absorbing most of the world's population growth, putting pressure on the limited supply of housing. Ira Peppercorn '85, a consultant on international development, says that creating affordable housing in the developing world requires truly understanding how people in those communities live.
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Can Amazon do what Walmart couldn't, stop the 'wheel of retailing'?
Walmart couldn't do it. Now it's Amazon's turn to break the theory of the "wheel of retailing." Can Amazon succeed? Is the wheel model even a helpful concept anymore? asks James Heskett.
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How to convince people you have a good idea
Your big idea isn't going to sell itself. Here's how to persuade everyone else that it's great