Last November, to assist with the MBA course at UWA we were teaching on 'Strategic Analysis and Consulting' we prepared an A to Z of 'must-know' subjects in the area of strategy and management in the minerals sector. How many do you know? Analysis, Alliances and Adhocracy; Behavioural economics, Biases and heuristics, the Boston Box (or the growth-share matrix), Big… Read this post →
In late September we published one of my favourite articles of the year in the Strictly Boardroom column - a personal musing on the purpose of goals. In a journey through Eli Goldratt, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Henry Mintzberg, Kees van der Heijden, Niccolo Machiavelli and some amateur psychology, we come to the conclusion that perhaps goals don't matter that… Read this post →
Earlier in the year, we published a pair of Strictly Boardroom articles on MiningNews.net looking at the flaws of typical 'rationalist' strategic planning and then some alternatives to this way of doing strategy. Rationalist strategy is that developed by the likes of Frederick W. Taylor, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, microeconomists, game theorists and the likes of McKinsey & Company and… Read this post →
Strategy is one of those hard things to define. A couple of weeks ago we had a go at trying to define it on the Strictly Boardroom column on MiningNews. I'm not sure how much clarity we added, but you can read it here: "When lost in the fog of strategy, turn on your headlights" or contact me for a… Read this post →
This week's Strictly Boardroom column with Allan Trench on MiningNewsPremium.net applies Michael Porter's 'generic strategies' to Fortescue Metals Group (FMG). So for subscribers interested in whether FMG follows a cost leadership, differentiated or focused strategy check out the article online. For keen followers of the Strictly Boardroom column, our new book “Strictly (Mining) Boardroom Volume II: A Practitioners Guide for… Read this post →
