by Robert Bradford | Jun 30, 2026 | Competitive Strategy, Strategic Thinking
Are changes in your industry right now or possible changes in the near future threatening your company? This can be a bad thing – but you might be able to turn the strategic threat into an opportunity, as well. The most strategic threats occur because something in...
by Robert Bradford | Jun 30, 2026 | Strategic Thinking
How are industries disrupted? We have already identified the three most common causes: technology, business practices, and law. But if we want to do a good job anticipating disruption, we need to know exactly what kinds of changes are likely to lead to disruption....
by Robert Bradford | Jun 30, 2026 | Strategic Thinking
By Robert W. Bradford, President/CEO As a rule, people don’t like to change. People do change, however, and this happens for three basic reasons: Changing behavior can eliminate a major source of pain An example of this is the mass migration of airline ticket...
by Robert Bradford | Jun 30, 2026 | Strategic Planning
By Robert W. Bradford, President/CEO To determine your strategic planning horizon, you need to have some sense of how clearly you can see the future environment in which your organization will be operating. There are three critical elements to consider here: 1. ...
by Robert Bradford | Jun 29, 2026 | Competitive Strategy
Some of the most successful companies in the world experienced huge growth as the result of a game changing innovation. A few, like the Sony Walkman or the Apple iPod, were products, but others, such as Wal-Mart’s distribution system and Google’s search/advertising...
