Posts by George Veth
What Great Managers Do
Much has been written about the qualities that make a great manager, but most of the literature overlooks a fundamental question: What does a great manager actually do?
Read MoreUnderstanding Decision-Driven Analytics
Consider decision-driven analytics when making key decisions about your customers.
Read More7 Reasons Why Business Intelligence (BI) Is Crucial
A practical peek into why having a BI setup can positively impact any business
Read MorePersuasive metrics and meaningful outcomes, part one
Look at where we are today, look at what we’ve overcome, look at what we’ve achieved and accomplished in that time, and look at who we did it with.
Read MoreIn conversation: Managing in extreme uncertainty
In a time of crisis, especially one as deep and unique as the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty is extreme and information changes daily. Most organizations realized that they lack the tools to manage effectively in such conditions. In this episode, three McKinsey experts who are helping guide clients through the current crisis share the insights from…
Read MoreHow Upgrading Technology Helps Modernize the Business
New ERP and SaaS systems can spur changes in the operating model.
Read MoreThe Icarus Paradox- A Business Outlook
One’s strength could eventually become one’s weakness. When we look around today, most of the businesses plummet to their deaths because of the very same reasons as their successes were once. Today, we call this phenomenon the “Icarus Paradox”.
Read MoreDisinformation is emerging as a threat to businesses
We’ve seen how false claims on the internet can be damaging for politicians and for society at large, but businesses are at risk, too.
Read MoreEvery company must be a tech company first and a media company second
To control the fate of your business, resist the temptation to grow dependent on the many intermediaries who’d like to sit between you and your customers.
Read MoreWhat Do We Do Well? What Must We Do Better?
Since competitive strategy is essentially about being different, a company’s differentiated position is enabled by activities designed to deliver that differentiation — in brand, in product and in service to customers.
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