Strategy

Strategy

The distance between a well-intentioned plan and meaningful impact often comes down to how clearly you think about trade-offs, incentives, and second-order effects. This collection cuts through conventional wisdom with frameworks that help you see around corners—whether you're navigating market entry decisions, restructuring teams for scale, or choosing which battles are worth fighting. These aren't theoretical think pieces; they're battle-tested approaches from leaders who've made high-stakes decisions under uncertainty and lived to refine their thinking. Expect sharp analysis on competitive positioning, resource allocation, organizational design, and the strategic moves that separate durable advantage from fleeting wins. Read these when you need to think more clearly about what matters most.

Beer Distribution Game

Local decisions can destabilize the whole supply chain

Innovation Management Strategy

A coherent innovation management strategy grounded in best practices ensures orchestrated execution by all stakeholders

Innovation Management

Innovation management is a business discipline that aims to nurture a long-lasting, sustainable innovation process within an organization

Google's Multi-Sided Business Model

Free search funds a diversified empire

Lucas Critique

Policy changes can break past statistical patterns

Mid-Funnel Thought Leadership

Why thought leadership should do more than build awareness and how leaders can create content that supports real buying decisions

Gresham's Law

Equivalence rules often reward the lower standard

Cobra Effect

Reward Outcomes, Not Loopholes

Target Operating Model (TOM)

Target operating model (TOM) is a blueprint of a firm's business vision that aligns operating capacities & strategic objectives

Ansoff Matrix

The Ansoff Matrix. also known as the Product / Market Expansion Grid, is a framework that helps evaluate potential growth strategies and risk trade-offs

Razor and Blade Business Model

A look at how companies price a core product low and recoup margin through repeat consumable sales, using Gillette as the reference case

Pricing Strategy

Though various factors can affect a business' revenue potential, one of the most important is the pricing strategy employed