Heidelberg Cements sets serious environmental targets
Cement production is responsible for about 8% of CO2 emissions. For the world to become carbon neutral, big cement companies have to do the heavy lifting. Here is short video where the CEO lays out the ambitious goals the company has for 2030.
Categories: Gobal Strategy | Strategy Implementation - 782 | Topics | Institutionalizing Change |
Guerrin feels mission and vision is not sufficient.
Purpose
To offer freedom of choice and movement for a better mobility experience.
Essence
A solution available at all times, for any distance and need.
Mission
Mobility is our reason for being.
Customer satisfaction is our motivation.
Vision
To be a leader in customer satisfaction and grow sustainably.
Source: https://www.guerin.pt/en/about-us/
Categories: Gobal Strategy | Topics | Fundamental Objective | Strategic Management 1 | Topics | Fundamental Objective | Strategic Management 4 | Topics | Fundamental Objective |
Categories: Biographies |
225 Zufällige Worte (225 Random Words in German) für Brainstorming
Hier sind 225 zufällig Worte. Man kann sie auch als Excel Tabelle herunterladen.
Erwachsener
Flugzeug
Luft
Flugzeugträger
Luftwaffe
Flughafen
Album
Alphabet
Apfel
Arm
Categories: Design Thinking | Topics | Creativity |
McDonald’s finds success with going back to basics
The Economist reports:
The seeds of the revival of McDonald’s started with a simple decision that is surprisingly easy to get wrong: go back to basics. From 2015 onwards, it pared back its array of menu offerings and focused on price and quality. It recommitted to Ray Kroc’s beloved business model, increasing the share of franchises last year to 93% (of almost 39,000 restaurants), up from 82% in 2015. That provided it with higher-margin and steadier royalty and rental income. It streamlined its sprawling international operations, selling control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong. The results were impressive. Across McDonald’s sales exceeded $100bn last year; its operating margins, thinner than a frazzled patty in most of the restaurant industry, ballooned to 43%. And its share price sizzled. Since 2015 its market value has almost doubled to $160bn.
Full Story at Economist.com
Categories: Strategy Evolution: Historical Firm Cases | Firm Histories | Strategic Management 4 | Topics | Turnarounds |
US Big Business Lobby Group Updates Mission of the Public Corporation
Fortune Text accompanying this: The Business Roundtable Issues Updated Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.
Curious First in the World: KLM airline wants its customers to fly less.
KLM wants its customers to fly less. What does this mean for what are KLM’s fundamental goals?
WEBA (Weaving Company Appenzell), Switzerland
This is an information video how WEBA (Weaving Company Appenzell), Switzerland, is able to produce high cloth for shirt fashion designers.
Categories: Gobal Strategy | Cases | Strategy Evolution: Historical Firm Cases | Firm Histories |
Former Southwest Airlines CEO’s Personal Fundamental Objective
“Anybody who seeks wealth as an end in itself is always going to be disappointed,” he said in 1995. “What you really should be doing is seeking excellence in achievement.”
Source: Washington Post Obituary
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“All the news that fit on smartphone”: NYT continues to face transformation challenge
The NYT Times has worked hard to cut costs and get people to pay for digital content. It has been more successful in this quest that many other newspapers around the world. But as more and more people read their news on smartphones, it faces challenges from digital-only news sources. Politico has published an insightful piece on the big transformation that still lies ahead for the NYT if it wants defend its position as leading news organization.
Politico.com: New York Times braces for big change
Categories: Strategic Management 1 | Topics | Strategic Misfit | Strategic Management 2 | Topics | Organization Structure | Strategic Management 4 | Topics | Turnarounds |
African CEO of Credit Suisse faces revolt
As far as I can tell, Thian is trying to move Credit Suisse in the right direction to make the firm more sustainable. But a large fraction of employees is in open revolt again him. Will be successful. The NYT reports: “When Tidjane Thiam took over at Credit Suisse last July, he laid out a new direction for a financial giant with a storied investment banking history: Do less investment banking. [...] One year in, Credit Suisse stock is down 50 percent. And the investment bank, the second largest in Switzerland after UBS, is in open revolt.” Read full story.
Categories: Strategic Management 4 | Topics | Turnarounds | Strategy Implementation - 782 | Topics | Power |