Alexander Proudfoot ::Research and Publications

Head, Heart and Hands, Shoulder-to-Shoulder Together |: Managing an enterprise in todays constantly shifting business environment is a continuous challenge; it is also the make-or-break skill of the 21st century. Strategies are formulated but, with the current pace of change, they are frequently obsolete or in need of significant adjustment early a...

Winning Strategy |: Successful Chief Executives recognize that a strategy only becomes a winning strategy when the C-level team takes the second, and most critical step - ensuring that the execution level of the business is equipped... ...

Revenue Shortfalls |: The Keys To Organic Growth - After 2 years of slashing costs, trying to get every ounce of efficiency possible out of the organization in order to meet analyst and stockholder demands, CEOs have come to the conclusion: its time to grow the top line....

Self Medication or Not? Money Left on the Table |: Chief Executives and their management teams work diligently to put a winning strategy in place. The annual business plan is formulated against these strategic objectives. Once the plan is in place, delivery of the plan becomes the mission of the operations team. Companies seek to ingrain a message of “deliver the plan” into the very fiber of the organization, yet, when barriers are encountered, and progress of accounting numbers at the end of the month start to register significant slippage, companies start to look for a means to get back on track. ...

It Takes a Strong Board |: Roger Kenney, a member of our North American Advisory Board, and, the Vice Chairman of CT Partners, a global search firm specializing in board of directors search, provides guidance in optimizing the set of skills required for a well-functioning board. ...

Achieving Success with Mergers and Acquisitions |: Alexander Proudfoot Global Advisory Board members share their experience......

The CEOs Dilemma |: The CEOs Dilemma. Today’s challenges are blindingly complex. Where do we start? Fresh thoughts from a CEO on how a company was reinvented....

The European Drama |: The European Drama. How federalism is intrinsically linked to the success of the Euro. (Le Figaro 07-Jun-2010)...

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