Holistic Strategy Looks Beyond Competition to a Different Place

I like Oren's thoughts on differentiating your company from the competition with a visionary business strategy. I think the same applies to formulating an IT strategy --> asking yourself how will this IT strategy differentiate the enterprise in its market? ...

... "That's a given for corporate survival. But when an organization's strategy revolves around its competition, you can bet that the strategy will be more defensive and reactive than groundbreaking ... " ...

Via Oren Harari: Essence of Strategy

Enabling Growth: Interesting Insights into China Market

Interesting insights on China market from Bain and Co. Consumers are moving up-market, while local and multinational players adjust and adapt to capture the higher growth market segments, through operational efficiency and quality improvement. ...

... "The result: China's middle market is growing faster than the premium and low-end segments combined, and accounts for nearly half of all revenues in some product categories such as televisions and washing machines. " ...

Via Bain & Company: China Battleground