One of the challenges that faces a growing business is expanding product offerings by producing new product lines, expanding existing lines or selling products in new markets. Product expansion ...

Two years later, what does persistent engagement and defend forward mean? (Patrick Semansky/AP) By 2013 U.S. networks were already under constant attack from sophisticated nation-state actors. Hackers ...

Kellogg’s award-winning faculty has created an expansive suite of corporate business strategy programs for senior leaders charged with creating competitive advantage and delivering results. Faculty ...

Although the term “aggressive strategy” may be new, the concept is not. Consider the following. My dad was hired as a firefighter in 1950. His academy graduation photo shows a dozen proud recruits ...

The preponderance of small, and some mid-size manufacturers soldier on without an operations strategy. They live by “get order, fill order,” and discussions, usually begun at the last minute, of ...

Operation managers play a key role in the structure of a business. Backend office services such as operation managers are just as vital in your business as front-facing professionals such as marketing ...

The military branch must “fully account for new realities presented by cyberspace and the information environment,” the inaugural strategy asserts. Navy Cyber Defense Workforce The U.S. Navy must ...

Creating a strategy is hard work. It requires reliable data, keen insights, a touch of innovation, and a lot of difficult decision-making. When executed effectively, it can create clarity and focus ...

The good news is most companies are involved in improvement initiatives and programs. The bad news is the track record for sustainable and meaningful results is spotty! What tools and methods are ...

After more than a decade of writing articles on strategic operational issues for strategy+business, I realized that this column, despite its name, has never defined the essence of an operations ...