Tom Goldenberg delivers an article on strategy informed by wisdoms from the past. John Gaddis’ On Grand Strategy synthesizes the great theories and histories of strategy. I enjoyed reading about the lessons learned from Xirxes, Pericles, Napoleon, and Lincoln. Woven into these histories are the ideas of great writers: Tolstoy, Sun Tzu, St Augustine, and […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Anang K Umaedi with Adi Kirana Solution. Anang has both corporate management and consultant experience from Ernst & Young, ALatief Corporation, Citibank, Banque Paribas, McKinsey, Skha Consulting (ex Co-Founder, ownership sold in 2012), and CIMB Niaga. In 2017, he established Adi Kirana Solution with the aspiration to provide cost effective […]
Concise advice from Jean-Francois Berleur as he explains why most transformations fail and steps you can take to mitigate failure. Most transformation fail”. A post dated … 1995. Do you ever wonder why 30 years later, this affirmation still holds? Most transformations fail because we think too linearly. As Einstein said, “If I had an […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Subhen Jeyaindran with Bergen Strategies. Subhen was most recently a senior engagement manager at McKinsey & Company. His core focus areas are driving growth in corporations across sectors through digital enablement, specializing in commercial growth (E.g., revenue/pricing strategies). He was a leader in McKinsey’s Revenue Growth Management practice and have […]
If you find managing a hybrid team challenging, you might find this article from Zahra Abdullah useful. Managing hybrid teams has recently emerged as a key leadership development area. Since early last year many companies have been communicating the importance of returning to the office and have been encouraging employees to spend a minimum of […]
Nidhi Chadda shares a post that highlights an interview with Forbes Finance Council on mitigating M&A financial risks. Thank you Forbes Finance Council for including me in your last post on “20 Ways to Mitigate M&A Financial Risks.” Consideration of ESG / sustainability factors still remains of paramount importance for any M&A / deal consideration […]
Jeff Christiansen shares a heads-up post for biz-dev teams. Biotech biz-dev teams look out ➡ Your revolutionary tech sparks Big Pharma’s interest but what moves can you make in advance to better position yourself for a deal? 1️⃣ Re-think your sequencing. Identify your A-list partners and your B-list partners. Approach your A-list last: warm up […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Alexander Brownstein. Alex was a McKinsey consultant for two years where he was able to focus on a variety of consulting engagements ranging from new market entry, strategy, cost cutting, due diligences and portfolio company optimization. Over his 10+ year career, he has worked on many different industries, with a […]
Lynn Compton Seay shares a post on running a professional development retreat and offers a PDF of materials created. I miss attending McKinsey’s annual professional development retreats, so I organized my own. While I’ve lost access to McKinsey’s Cadillac programming, I still maintain a roster of inspirational professional friends and colleagues. I rounded up a […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Jean-Francois Berleur with Brave Minds. A summary of Jef experience follows. “I strive to accompany & accelerate daring transformations. To enable change, I systematically work hand in hand with action-oriented organizations to guide them through daring transformations and achieve positive societal impact at scale. By principle I: – Aim at […]
Gerben Broekema addresses the issue of travel and sustainability through his experience as a globetrotting aviation advisor. A long read sharing my reflections on how sustainable my advisory role flying across the world is, linking it to the broader discussion on growth of aviation with some counterintuitive conclusions What an amazing year 2018 has been… […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Sarah McGill with The Lime Group International. Sarah has twenty-five years experience working with senior leaders, their teams, and their organizations at times of transition and opportunity. She works at the intersection of strategy, people, and culture to help clients clarify direction, decode their organizations, and build systems and cultures […]