Sven Smit

Eight shifts that will take your strategy into high gear

October 17, 2018

  Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Strategy to beat the odds

August 15, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain…

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Eight shifts that will take your strategy into high gear

April 22, 2018

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…

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Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: A book review by Bob Morris

February 14, 2018

Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds Chris Bradley, Martin Hirt, and Sven Smit John Wiley & Sons (February 13, 2018) What really matters — and what does not — for exceptional performance…

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Economic Conditions Snapshot, March 2017: McKinsey Global Survey results

April 19, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from a recent study completed by the McKinsey Global Survey. Contributors to the development and analysis of this survey include Martin Hirt and Sven Smit. To read the complete article, check out other resources, learn…

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The Granularity of Growth: A book review by Bob Morris

January 10, 2016

The Granularity of Growth: How to Identify the Sources of Growth and Drive Enduring Company Performance Patrick Viguerie, Sven Smit, and Mehrdad Baghai John Wiley & Sons (2008) Here is a rigorous analytical foundation for understanding growth and the architecture…

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Why it’s still a world of “grow or go”

November 29, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Yuval Atsmon and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain why, in a challenging environment, growth matters more than ever. To read the complete…

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The do-or-die struggle for growth

February 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article written by Sven Smit, Caroline M. Thompson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for the McKinsey Quarterly (2005), published by McKinsey & Company. They discuss an enduring reality: The largest corporations rarely sustain…

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Rethinking the role of the strategist

December 11, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Birshan, Emma Gibbs, and Kurt Strovink for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. They acknowledge that strategic planning has been under assault for years. But good strategy is…

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The strategic yardstick you can’t afford to ignore

January 18, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Chris Bradley, Angus Dawson, and Sven Smit for the McKinsey Quarterly. In it, they explain how a systematic scan of the economic-profit performance of nearly 3,000 global companies yields fresh…

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