Volume 2, Number 4 - Winter 2005/2006 print
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Viewpoint: Growth Strategies in Retail Financial Services
What would happen to the retail financial services industry if interest rates were to rise significantly? Such an event could negatively impact a company unprepared for this future. Retail banking institutions need to determine how they will sustain income and profit growth given the prospect of increased rates. DSI's Michael Mavaddat reflects on developing such growth strategies. More...
Strategies into Practice: Strategic Implementation for M&A
EQuattro Consulting, an alliance partner of DSI, brings a wealth of experience in strategy implementation from years in the industry as strategists and consultants. Eric Kihlstrom of EQC discusses the approach EQC utilizes and the challenges of implementing strategy for mergers & acquisitions. More...
Fresh Perspectives: Value Innovation for the Bottom of the Pyramid
Bernardo Sichel of DSI further examines Value Innovation as discussed in the previous newsletter. This article discusses how VI has the potential to bridge the gap between the desire to serve emerging markets and the lack of tools/frameworks to actually do so. More...
News from Within:
Dr. Paul Schoemaker, Chairman and CEO of DSI, spoke at the annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference. As a part of a panel focusing on "Managing Emerging Technologies," Dr. Schoemaker and the other panelists detailed the latest trends in emerging technologies as well as the steps necessary to move from emerging technology concepts to emerging technology commercialization.
DSI's scenario planning approach was featured in the article “The CLO’s Role in Future Scenario Planning” from Chief Learning Officer magazine. Reviewing a session with Dr. Roch Parayre of DSI, the article discusses examples and methodologies of scenario planning from Dr. Paul Schoemaker's book Profiting from Uncertainty and the impact scenario planning can have for a CLO.
Harvard Business Review published "Scanning the Periphery," an article co-authored by Drs. Paul Schoemaker and George Day, in the November 2005 issue. The article presents a framework for peripheral vision to help recognize threats that start as weak signals from the periphery of an industry. Find more information on DSI's website or navigate to DSI's new PV blog to discuss various topics concerning peripheral vision.
Andreas Koch joined the DSI Team as a senior consultant. Andreas will be our first consultant operating out of the West Coast from Palo Alto. As DSI's Director of Telecommunications, IT and Media, Andreas brings 13 years of experience in strategy, M & A and corporate strategic planning, and 9 years of experience in the telecommunications, media and IT space. He has held senior positions in top-tier strategy consulting firms and Fortune 100 corporations. Some of his previous clients include Verizon, Universal Studios, Siemens, Universal Music Group, Warner Bros., Equant, Road Runner as well as major Private Equity groups such as KKR and Investcorp.
Toomas Truumees joins the Philadelphia area team as a senior consultant. He brings over a decade of experience in corporate strategy and business development to DSI. Prior to joining the firm, Toomas worked as a consultant for The Monitor Group in New York, and has held a number of executive level positions in start-up ventures. His clients include Coca-Cola, News Corp, AT&T, Merck, Heineken International, Polo/Ralph Lauren, and Fruit of the Loom. Recently, Toomas has specialized in assisting pre-IPO size organizations with strategic growth management and implementation.
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