Planning for the unthinkable has become the top priority. It doesn’t matter what business you’re in. If you lead a business, you’re now in the contingency business. Everyone is now a corporate strategy planner. You have to look at the things that will never happen and then provide a workable plan to survive, and potentially […]
Meet the New Capitalism. Same As the Old Capitalism.
I wrote a piece over at Inc.com the other day that should be cross-posted over here, as well, on the subject of stakeholder capitalism. It’s very much in vogue to say how capitalism is dead, or shareholder capitalism has failed, etc., etc., all of which is somewhat ridiculous on its face. What we’ve clearly seen […]
Chicken Wars, Culture Wars, and Killing Giants-style Disruption: Chick fil A vs Popeye’s vs “New Player Entering Game”
McDonalds franchisees write a letter to corporate asking for a “southern-style chicken sandwich” to compete with, ahem, Chick fil A. Popeye’s Fried Chicken launches a competitor and pokes the market leader on Twitter, attempting to start a social media flare-up that can only result in more awareness of their new offering. Wendy’s weighs in, suggesting […]