Executive Agenda
Fall/Winter 2010

Features

Playing on the New Strategy Chessboard
Hundreds of schools of thought exist on strategy, but none is universally applicable. The Strategy Chessboard helps articulate clear choices in strategic approaches so you can make the right moves at the right times in the right situations.
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The Great Globalization ShakeOut
The economy is in a period of transition as the world moves from an unsustainable form of globalization to one that is steady and more equitable. The shift to Globalization 3.0 will be unpredictable—given the volatility in currencies and commodity prices—but a new golden age
may emerge.
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Looking at Failure with a Fresh Eye
Large-scale innovation requires demonstrating that old roadblocks are no longer problems—in fact, they can pave the road to success. One healthcare company’s transformation provides a case study of the art of picking through the junkyard of discarded ideas.
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Management Agenda

Turning Strategic Vision into Action: It’s a Mind Game
Between the board’s grand visions and the day-to-day activities of the average employee, a gaping hole often exists where the practical translation of a company’s strategy should be. The answer? Keep it simple.
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Socially Awkward Media
What happens when you introduce the world’s top 50 brands to the largest global consumer audience ever assembled? Not much. Most of the world’s top brands are using Facebook to talk at—rather than with—their customers.
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Save the Planet, Feed the Planet
The Great Recession poses challenges for people and businesses, but the pinch has been especially severe for nonprofits. In this pro bono project with Feeding America^®, we offer companies a way to meet their sustainability goals and help their communities.
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Vertical View

Helping Governments Do More with Less
As developed economies move to get their financial houses in order—difficult though it may be politically—governments and their suppliers are struggling to cut costs. Business as usual will no longer be tolerated.
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The High Cost of the “Water Gap”
The causes are many, but the outcome is the same: A global water shortage is becoming a serious threat. The challenge facing governments and businesses worldwide is how to secure water supply now and into the future.
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Research Reports

A.T. Kearney’s Global Services Location Index
A dramatic shift occurred in the rankings of A.T. Kearney’s Global Services Location Index^TM as countries were hit hard by the financial crisis. The 2011 study finds that Asia and the Middle East remain strong outsourcing service providers.
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Leaders in the Era of Global Cities
A.T. Kearney, the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy teamed up for the latest Global Cities Index to assess the top 65 global cities—places where the world’s business is done.
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Biopharmaceuticals: A $40 Billion Healthier Cost Structure
The past decade has been sub-par for biopharmaceuticals, but an A.T. Kearney study finds companies can reach for a healthier future by focusing on three areas: supply chain, sales and administration, and R&D.
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