by Lawrence Chong | Sep 10, 2013 | Ideas, Ideas for Design, Ideas for Strategy, News & Updates, Sri Lanka
With a handshake, Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Risto Siilasmaa of Nokia confirmed what many have long speculated would be the fate of the one time leader of the mobile industry. Just 3 weeks before the news of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, another industry...
by Lawrence Chong | Aug 13, 2013 | Ideas, Ideas for Strategy, News & Updates, Sri Lanka
Đọc bản tiếng Việt In Asian boardrooms, one of the most difficult issue to table for discussion is reviewing the brand portfolio and what to do with underperforming brands. The general approach is to increase and innovate by creating new brands and very rarely it is...
by Lawrence Chong | Aug 13, 2013 | Tiếng Việt, Vietnam, Ý tưởng về Kinh doanh, Ý tưởng về Thiết kế
Read in English Trong phòng họp của các tập đoàn Châu Á, một trong những vấn đề rất khó khăn để đặt lên bàn thảo luận chính là việc rà soát danh mục thương hiệu và quyết định sẽ làm gì với các thương hiệu hoạt động yếu kém. Cách làm thường thấy của các doanh nghiệp đó...
by Lawrence Chong | Aug 7, 2013 | Ideas, Ideas for Strategy, News & Updates, Sri Lanka
Last week, a most unexpected marriage took place, and it’s an arrangement that could lead to a replay of Charles de Gaulle’s tempestuous relationship with America during the Second World War: The merger between Publicis and Omnicom, creating the world’s largest...
by Lawrence Chong | Jul 30, 2013 | Ideas, Ideas for Organisation, News & Updates, Sri Lanka
These days, the Pope’s doing it and CEOs of major firms are all talking about it. The word is humility and it seems to be the new buzz word in business and management. Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of General Electric aptly sums up the necessity for humility, when he...