enlight blog
Year: 2019
Position for Long-term Value Creation by Overcoming Barriers to Business Model Innovation
Scott Kirsner’s HBR article, The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies, analyzes a survey of large companies who were asked about obstacles they face when tackling innovation. Top responses include the importance of politics, lack of executive alignment, a culture that doesn’t embrace change, and an inability to react to disruptions. I couldn’t agree … Continued
Read moreFamily Business 101: Succession Done Right
Poorly managed family business successions have destroyed untold amounts of value in individual businesses and ripped countless families apart. Don’t let your business or your family fall victim to the same traps that have haunted business owners for generations. Even the most successful family businesses often fail to address two golden rules of succession: Plan … Continued
Read moreUnlock Hidden Value: 4 Lessons from Walmart
In HBR, Leslie Dach provides some invaluable advice to executives in his column, “Don’t Spin a Better Story. Be a Better Company.” While the advice, based on his experience at Walmart, is focused on how to effectively and authentically respond to negative PR, the insight is also powerful for unlocking hidden value in organizations. Here’s … Continued
Read moreMarket Insight: The Key To Sustainable Competitive Advantage
At enlight, we’ve always promoted the importance of market insight – about customers, competitors and the industry – to drive strategy. Here’s the way we break down the insights typically used by companies to manage their businesses: 1. Native Insight: the institutionalized views that drive financial and operational metrics; Native Insight reveals what the … Continued
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