http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/index.rss Stall Points identifies current revenue growth concerns on the minds of executives Wed, 21 May 2008 18:37:00 GMT en-us http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog.html Wed, 21 May 2008 18:37:00 GMT Stall Points identifies current revenue growth concerns on the minds of executives http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w2.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w2.html Wed, 23 May 2008 13:28:00 GMT The question arose at a gathering of strategists we convened in which we polled the group to determine how many of their firms had written down the assumptions underneath their strategy. Literally, do the assumptions exist on a piece of paper or in an electronic file—anywhere. http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w3.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w3.html Thu, 12 June 2008 10:57:00 GMT We are fielding a lot of questions through the website as well as in our live presentations around how the uncertain economy we all find ourselves in is complicating the challenge of crafting a coherent, robust growth strategy. The question makes a lot of sense—someone recently shared the observation that all the planning they had done in the 2007 budgeting season gets thrown out the window when input costs in some categories are 40% higher than had been anticipated. http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w4.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w4.html Tue, 9 July 2008 13:32:10 GMT On Friday, 27 June 2008, Matt Olson and Derek van Bever were interviewed by Charles Payne for a segment of "America's Business Scoreboard." While the premise of the piece ("Has American Business Lost its A-Game?") was a little simplistic, the appearance did give us a chance to describe the major factors that cause large companies to stall in their top-line growth. Matt and Charles had a funny exchange, in which Charles asked Matt if there is a pill you can take to treat "Premature Core Abandonment." http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w5.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w5.html Mon, 28 July 2008 13:32:10 GMT With third-quarter planning and budgeting season now fully underway, we are registering a ton of concern from finance and strategy executives in EXBD member companies about the degree of uncertainty they face as they plan for 2009.  Dealing with the double threat of spiraling input prices and softening demand is quite literally unprecedented in the management experience of most senior executives and is creating havoc for even the most seasoned teams. http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w6.html http://stallpoints.executiveboard.com/blog/blog_w6.html Thu, 28 August 2008 14:32:10 GMT We recently participated in a podcast with our publisher, Yale University Press, and wanted to pass along the link to the podcast here. The interviewer, Chris Gondek, was quite good (he had clearly read Stall Points closely) and is apparently busily doing this work for a number of academic presses.