Innovation

Strategic positioning: Can the professions constantly innovate?

At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference  there were a number of sessions where the topic of strategic positioning arose. At an early point in the proceedings, Simon Slater talked about competitive positioning strategy. He mentioned Rita McGrath’s book “The end of competitive advantage” who argued that “strategy is stuck”. Read More

2013-10-06T18:36:44+01:00October 6, 2013|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Strategy|

Innovation in small law firms

A recent article in The Lawyer (18 February 2013) focused on innovation in smaller law firms. I have summarised the ways in which the featured firms achieved their innovation: Anthony Collins (£14.4m, Birmingham) – Niche in social housing, health and social care, local government, education and faith communities. Flint Bishop (£9.4m, Derby) Read More

2013-08-15T18:39:43+01:00April 8, 2013|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

Competitive strategy for business growth: Process, practice and performance

A recent Open University Business School (OUBS) webinar provided a summary of a January strategy summit. The panel included Peter Wainwright, Professor Thomas Lawton, Jo Salter and Antoine Boatwright (Dell) and included numerous case study video clips. This article summarises the webinar - Competitive strategy for business growth: Process, practice Read More

2021-04-10T16:10:19+01:00March 13, 2013|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|

The psychology of creativity

I have studied creativity and innovation extensively in the past and admire the work of people such as Bird, Buzan, Cabral, De Bono, Doblin, Grundy, Hayes, Henry, Kirton, Kline, Perkins, Snowden, Sternberg, Thomke and Wallace to name a few. Big C Creativity The psychology of creativity applies empirical, scientific rigour Read More

2014-08-20T14:42:46+01:00February 22, 2013|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|
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