Rigour or Rigmarole

December, 2016    SMM-152 Rigour or Rigmarole All companies plan to succeed but only a few succeed in planning. The differences between them lie in how they answer seven fundamental questions.

Choose or lose

December, 2016    SMM-155 Choose or lose The divergence of business models demands brave choices and the implication for industry leaders is clear: choose a business model and become the best you can at it as fast as you...

Pricing’s Dodos

October, 2016    SMM-149 Pricing’s Dodos One of my research streams is focused on the evolution of market access capabilities. Recently in an advisory role involving the market access strategy for a huge but ageing brand, I observed...

Targeting’s Book of the Dead

September, 2016    SMM-148 Targeting’s Book of the Dead Why might companies full of bright, educated people do something that is, frankly, not very bright at all? The answer lies in its evolution; this article looks at why it happens and how...

Cross Functional Working

September, 2016    SAI-054 Cross Functional Working This article looks at the flawed approach to cross functional working that permeates business today and advises how organisations might address this to improve our success.

Choosing Destiny

September, 2016    SMM-147 Choosing Destiny This follows on from my previous two articles in this series. I described the forces shaping the life science industry (see Under Pressure, PME Feb 2016) and the subsequent emergence of 26 new business...