Research & Perspectives
Explore research-informed perspectives on strategy, organizational effectiveness, leadership, and market positioning—and what they mean for the work in front of you.
POSITION perspective papers draw on published external research and our consulting practice. They are not peer-reviewed studies, original empirical research or validated diagnostic instruments.
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Strategy & Business Growth
Why good plans stall, and how growth-minded leaders close the distance
Plans are approved, then daily operations absorb the people meant to deliver them. This paper looks at where priorities lose momentum — choices, commercial infrastructure, ownership, rhythm and capacity — and how to carry a plan into delivery.
Perspective Paper No. 16 min read
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Why good plans stall, and how growth-minded leaders close the distance
Plans are approved, then daily operations absorb the people meant to deliver them. This paper looks at where priorities lose momentum — choices, commercial infrastructure, ownership, rhythm and capacity — and how to carry a plan into delivery.
Perspective Paper No. 16 min read
Read the paperFive places where organizational intent breaks down, and how to close each one
Values, performance processes, change plans and customer promises often stay statements. This paper examines how processes, culture, performance management, change and customer experience turn intent into everyday practice — and the mechanisms that make it stick.
Perspective Paper No. 25 min read
Read the paperWhy leadership development has to reach beyond the executive suite, and what a complete system looks like
Strategy reaches daily work through managers. This paper explains how assessment, coaching, team alignment and applied learning can work together across leadership levels — and how to tell whether development is working.
Perspective Paper No. 35 min read
Read the paperMoving from ad hoc marketing to a consistent, chosen position
Brand is the set of decisions and habits that shape how an organization is seen, remembered and chosen. This paper connects positioning, messaging, executive visibility and marketing operations into one coherent practice — with a reflection tool and a 90-day starting sequence.
Perspective Paper No. 45 min read
Read the paperCapability transfer as a design principle for consulting, and what the evidence says about making change stick
The real test of an engagement is what still works a year after the consultant leaves. This paper draws on research on training transfer, leadership development, coaching and implementation climate to set out five design rules for capability that lasts — and a reflection tool for checking whether an engagement depends on outside help.
Perspective Paper No. 57 min read
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