Business Model Transformation: Lessons From Soccer And Hockey – Part 2
About Business Model Transformation In the previous blog in this series I wrote about the Brazilian soccer teams transformation from an individualistic style of play to a network style game. In early 90s, more than two decades since the last World Cup championship title and Brazil faced an interesting juxtaposition – continue with what led to past […]
What Businesses Can Gain from the Transformation of Brazilian Soccer – Part 3/4
In the first blog in this series I wrote about the Brazilian soccer teams’ transformation from an individualistic style of play to a network style game. In early 90s, more than two decades since the last World Cup championship title and Brazil faced an interesting juxtaposition – continue with what led to past success of […]
What Businesses Can Gain from the Transformation of Brazilian Soccer – Part 4/4
This is the concluding entry in this series of blogs – where I reminisced about my experiences from learning to play hockey in India, and watching Brazilian soccer transformation over the past several decades. In the first blog in this series I wrote about the Brazilian soccer teams’ transformation from an individualistic style of play to a […]
Globalisation Is Inevitable – Prepare For It
About Globalisation In Supply Chain When we renamed our company Global Supply Chain Group in 2006, the key thought running in my mind was that despite clear and evident trend of globalisation – most companies still ran their supply chain on a regional basis. Many of our clients see value in global integration of their […]
New Business Models for the New World
Know More New Business Models I write my blog mostly because I enjoy writing on the topics I cover. But I have noticed an interesting side-effect which is starting to bring home to me the power of electronic media and blogs. I never thought that the effect will be so direct, immediate and measurable, but […]
The 5 Star Business Network hits the Shelves – vivek sood
learn More Business Network Vivek Sood is passionate about business. With a career that has spanned multiple industries and continents, he has moved from success to success over the years. Now, the award-winning author shares his experience with the world in his eagerly anticipated new publication, The 5 Star Business Network. Available at amazon.com and […]
The Universe of Workology | 5 star business|vivek sood
I cannot claim to know everything in the universe of workology. But after starting work at the age of 17 and worked almost continuously (barring a few short breaks for full time studies), for the last 34 years I do have a perspective. And, I do not hesitate to share it when the need arises. Recently, […]
Industrial Age Tools vs Information Age Weapons
This is the part 2 of my earlier post What I Learnt Fighting Pirates (Not in the Caribbean)! (that post was getting too long, so I had to break it into two parts). Industrials Supply Chain I asked bosun to send a repelling party to cut the ladder and the scrambling rope, while I sent two […]
What Data You Got is Not As Important as What you Do With It
First let me start with a story. I have some personal experience in 1990 with this ancient mariners’ rhyme: The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere: Day after day, day after day,We stuck, nor breath nor motion;As idle as a painted shipUpon a painted ocean. Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, […]
Optimising What? Why Business Transformations Fail?
Business Transformations of Supply Chain Optimisation has always been a hot topic for strategists and business transformations executives. Now, as the mantle for leading corporations is moving from strategists to the integrationists and supply chain leaders – optimisation is hotter than ever before. When discussing business transformations, in my workshops, presentations and speeches, in particular I […]
