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Spotlight: M WORLD

How mobile phones are changing the world - and the challenges facing the next mobile revolution.

– Where we are

– M-KOPA Let there be light

– The M in Future

– Making it happen

May 2013

Transform your business model by discovering your Plan B

If the founders of Google, Starbucks, or PayPal had stuck to their original business plans, we’d likely never have heard of them. Instead, they made radical changes to their initial models, became household names, and delivered huge returns for their founders and investors. How did they get from their Plan A to a business model that worked?

May 2013

Leadership lessons from Sir Alex Ferguson

What are the lessons of Sir Alex Ferguson’s 27-year tenure as manager of Manchester United? Pundits and former players have been falling over each other to praise Ferguson’s successes and his ability to bring out the best in his players. But I think there are some wider lessons for the business world that can be learnt from his lengthy reign, and from the way he has handled his departure.

May 2013

Restoring faith in leadership

This week, I asked the MBA and Sloan students at my London Business School elective how many of them wanted to become leaders of large corporations. Looking around the room I saw that less than 15% raised their hand.

May 2013

Profile: Charles Handy, Social Philosopher

The British social philosopher Charles Handy celebrated his 80th birthday in 2012. His work provides a powerful link between the leading pioneers of management thinking and the future of work. Ideas really are the new oil.

The path to power

Do leaders get “selected” by the times they live in, or “self-select” – put themselves forward because they recognise this is their time?

May 2013

Rethinking the responsibility of business leaders

What is the primary responsibility of business leaders today? Is it to make a financial return for their shareholders? Or is it to contribute more broadly to the welfare of employees and society as a whole?

May 2013

Mobile numbers

A happy side effect of the mobile revolution is an array of stunning stats.

May 2013

Profile: David Pitt-Watson, consultant, investor and author

Consultant, investor and author David Pitt-Watson occupies a unique niche. “How and why do businesses take the sorts of decisions that they do? What are the ones that work? What are the ones that don’t work?”

May 2013

Attention deficit

Firing up your neurons of choice from ‘The Influence of Selective Attention and Inattention to Products on Subsequent Choice.’ Journal of Consumer Research.

April 2013

Making an impact with mobile technology

Rajesh Chandy and Kamalini Ramdas look to the future role of mobile phones in changing the world and provide a blueprint for what needs to change to make this reality.

April 2013

M-KOPA: Let there be light

M-KOPA, a small start-up in Kenya, is combining mobile phone know-how with the latest solar technology, providing a beacon of hope for millions of people around the world looking forward to a brighter future.

April 2013

THE M IN FUTURE

Rajesh Chandy and Kamalini Ramdas look to the future role of mobile phones in changing the world and provide a blueprint for what needs to change to make this reality.

April 2013

M WORLD: Where we are

What is unique about mobile technology is that it has achieved unprecedented penetration. Compare the spread of mobile phones to the dispersion of other technologies and the sheer force of the momentum becomes clear.

April 2013

Turning on the Lights at GE Capital

Richard Laxer heads GE Capital in Europe. He explains the GE approach to building business to Des Dearlove.

April 2013

The right price, at the right moment, to the right customer

Every company has to put a price on what it sells, but Tim Ham and Marco Bertini have found that most companies often fail at this important task in a manner that jeopardises long term value.