Outthinker Blog
The Outthinker blog offers our take on the latest news stories, trends, and ideas in strategy. Learn real-world examples of the Outthinker strategic process along with suggestions on how to apply them to your business
How Skullcandy Is Turning Things Around Its Own Way
Summary: Sometimes starting at the end can be the best way to turn around a company that’s no longer thriving. Skullcandy’s CEO explains how it
The Good, the Bad, and the Exciting Future of Strategic Planning
Article written by Michael Froehls, originally published by the University of Texas Austin. In the first article of this series, we looked at the known and lesser-known
What you Can Learn About Adaptability from Sylvan Learning
When W. Berry Fowler decided to give up his formal teaching career to open a tutoring business in 1979, he had no idea he was
Want to keep your team happy? Talk to the people who just quit
Note: originally published on Fastcompany.com Of course you want to keep your best employees, but the truth is most of your employees–even the happy ones–are
How to Solve the Jobs Dilemma: Attract and Retain More Entrepreneurs
Note: originally posted on Knowledge@Wharton Despite an unemployment rate hovering at 6.7%, American businesses still struggle to fill jobs, with executives saying there’s a lack
Seven Lessons to Help Your Business Last
Alexandre Wentzo, CEO of Casewise, shared with us the exciting news that his firm has reached a milestone most start-ups fail to achieve. The company just
The Good, the Bad, and the Exciting Future of Strategic Planning
Improving the Efficiency of Strategic Planning In the first article of this series, we looked at the known and lesser-known benefits of strategic planning. Let’s turn
Knowing The Opportunity Is Yours
An entrepreneur who has launched 19 companies, and created over 50 million human life years as a result, shares his approach to recognizing opportunities. It
5 Reasons you Need to Instill Values in Your Organization
This blog was originally published by our friend and Outthinker, Jessica, on Fastcompany.com. It is an old truism: employees do not turn to written statements
9 Ways to Share Your Strategic Thinking Skills with Your Team
Your ability to think strategically is the most important leadership trait you can have–more important than your innovativeness, influence, communication skills, or ability to get
What We Love Online Today: 4 Tips for Recognizing Opportunties
The success of your career or business depend on your ability to recognize and move on opportunities before they disappear. How do you that job
What we love on the web today: How Lego and Apple Win
Geoff Colvin at Fortune argues that Apple’s and Lego’s success both point to a critical new success factor. As companies grow large, they seek efficiencies
What we love online today: Developing Strategic Thinkers
A fascinating article on HBR’s blog site describes a recent survey of 60,000 managers and executives and that strategic thinking skills are more important in
10 Most Competitive Tech Companies in the World
Download our full white paper report here: Outthinker 10 Technology March 2014 At Outthinker we follow Chicago University Professor Michael Csikszentmihalyi’s distinction of there being two
