The Hedgehog Concept
From Jim Collins' book "Good to Great," the Hedgehog Concept helps your organization focus on three main areas: passion, talent and the economic engine.
Strategy Tools
Organizations need clear, robust yet flexible strategies to ensure success, growth and longevity. Use these tools to develop a strategy that suits your organization. Discover the factors that can impact this, and how to develop strategic focus in your team.
Bowman’s Strategy Clock
It's a competitive world, and competitive strategy models can help keep you ahead of your competition. Bowman's Strategy Clock is one such strategy model, and provides a powerful way to establish and sustain a competitive position in your market.
Mission Statements and Vision Statements
Learn how to write powerful, inspiring mission and vision statements with this article and video.
Mullins’ Seven Domains Model
Use this model to assess the viability of a new project or venture.
The Pricing Strategy Matrix
Use the Pricing Strategy Matrix when deciding how much to charge for your product or service. Explore economy, penetration, skimming, and premium pricing.
Porter’s Diamond
Is the industry you work in doomed? Porter's Diamond will show you! Developed by guru Michael Porter, it analyzes competitive advantage at the national level.
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VRIO Analysis
Identify, develop and protect your organization's resources to build, maintain and improve your market position, using Jay Barney's four-part model.
Weisbord’s Six-Box Model
Weisbord's Six-Box Model gives you a good starting point for evaluating your organization's performance, by looking at six areas that are fundamental for success.
Organograms
Use different types of organogram to communicate the structure of your organization.
Strategic Alliances
A strategic alliance can help your company achieve its growth goals. Find out more about these mutually beneficial partnerships, and discover how you can make them work for you.
Pain Points Podcast – Improving Culture
The culture where we work can be hard to define – but its impact is clear, and it matters to everyone. So what can managers and leaders do to understand and improve workplace culture? Join the Mind Tools team for some key cultural insights and ideas!
The Balanced Scorecard
The Balanced Scorecard helps organizations to look beyond the financials when analyzing performance. Discover how to use it to drive strategical success.