Unconventional Resource Plays Spotlight - Human Capital Scale-up Challenges

December 2012

As oil sands becomes a 3-6 million barrel/day business, there is a big question whether the techniques now being employed meet human capital needs are enough

Organizing for Growth: Scaling Up in Canadian Oil Sands

Joanne McCollum, Randy DeGeer

October 2012

Scaling up organizations to safely deliver higher levels of complex activities ranging from large-scale technology pilots to integrated operations is a pervasive challenge for oil & gas (O&G) companies – and nowhere more so now than in the Canadian oil sands – where billions of dollars of value are at stake in getting the organizational delivery right.

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Prada’s CEO on Staying Independent in a Consolidating Industry

Konstantinos Apostolatos on behalf of Patrizio Bertelli

September 2012

In an interview by Konstantinos Apostolatos on behalf of the HBR, Patrizio Bertelli, CEO of Prada shares his thoughts on the importance of culture

Stop Leaving Money on the Table - Get More Value from Your Brand Portfolio!

Konstantinos Apostolatos, Dustin Woodward

May 2012

Successfully managing a brand portfolio can unlock significant value but the process is complex. We identify best practice principles from interviews, experience and theory

Breaking the “Dog and Pony” Show: Making Strategy Development a Competitive Advantage

Konstantinos Apostolatos, Alex Formstone, Daniel Ryder

February 2012

The way that strategy is developed and decisions are made have a significant impact on a company’s ability to outperform competition