bcg.perspectives Podcast
1) The Art of Risk Management
Risk management isn’t just a matter of complex financial models and formal risk-management systems. It is an essential value-creating activity that should inform the strategic debate at every level of...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth
You can’t simply replicate the success of apostle brands like Apple or Amazon. Your company will have its own constraints, market conditions, challenges, and opportunities. But you can imagine a bette...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Rethinking Your Innovation System
As customer expectations grow and markets evolve more quickly, companies can’t expect to innovate in the ways they used to. Innovation models themselves need to be systematically rethought and updated...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Organizing for Growth
A new growth strategy is only as good as the people and organizational practices that support it. Here are five secrets that leaders can use to promote the cooperation and behavior that new growth ini...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Lessons from Successful Serial Acquirers
Successful serial acquirers deliver more growth and create more value from acquisitions than their peers. What explains their success? A willingness to invest disproportionately in three key areas: de...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) The 2014 M&A Report
After slogging through a long trough, the global M&A market entered 2014 with a strong tailwind, including the announcement of roughly as many megadeals in the first six months as in the two previous ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Cross-Border E-Commerce Makes the World Flatter
E-commerce is by far the fastest-growing retail channel, especially in Asia, but its growth is constrained by barriers to cross-border transactions. Those barriers are falling fast, though. Are online...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Less Can Be More for Product Portfolios
Companies in all industries can reduce their product portfolio’s complexity without negatively affecting consumer perception of the variety of their offerings. The solution entails combining insights ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Tesla’s Gambit: Aligning IP Strategy with Business Strategy
Too many companies see IP strategy as a false choice between “sue” or “share.” BCG’s IP strategic-intent framework illuminates the strategy behind Tesla’s unilateral “IP truce”—and offers a common lan...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Taking a Portfolio Approach to Growth Investments
One of the most powerful tools available to CEOs and CFOs to promote growth is their company’s approach to capital allocation across its portfolio of businesses. And yet, the way many companies alloca...Show More
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