The highly influential book “Competitive Strategy” marks its 41st anniversary this year. This book made Harvard Professor Michael Porter the undisputed thought leader in strategy for many decades. Concepts like the 3 ways to compete (differentiation, low cost, or focus), the 5 forces of industry analysis, and the value chain became classic must-knows for anyone in business. Although some of […]
interviews
Mega Global is the market leader in canned sardines in the Philippines. It is one of the ten winners of the 1st Mansmith Innovation Awards, and the first in business model innovation. In this interview, Mega Global’s president, William Tiu Lim, shares with us why they had to pay attention to the entire value chain of the company, starting from […]
Alfredo Tumacder III is the CEO of Acro Transport Logistics Network, Inc. one of the fast growing trucking company in the Philippines, where he took inspiration from airports for computerized operations. From the time he founded Acro in 2008, he has grown the organization to a team of 500 with 200 trucks and 8 logistics facilities. Mr. Alfred Tumacder III, […]
Happy New Year. I am honored to have Q&As with leaders of different industries. They made time and unselfishly gave their insights in order for others to benefit from the learnings they shared. Thanks to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippines no. 1 broadsheet, for cross posting. My top 10 Q&A (according to the number of readers) in 2020 are: […]
Alfamart is a joint venture between the SM Group and Indonesia’s Alfamart, a company with over 16,000 stores in Indonesia. Alfamart in the Philippines recently reached a milestone of over 1,000 stores in the country last November 2020, while the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing. Its Chief Operating Officer, Harvey Ong, shares the company’s business model and why strategy is about […]
REX Bookstore is one the major suppliers of textbooks to all the major schools in the Philippines. Celebrating their 70th year in 2020, it’s Chief Operating Officer, Don Buhain, shares with us insights about the book business. Q1: REX Book Store has preferred the school segment more than selling retail. What made you focus more on this segment? A1: For […]
If you could ask one or two important questions to the CEO of a major company, what would you ask and why? If you could get valuable insights from high-powered CEOs in numerous industries in the Philippines, how would it benefit you and your organization? There’s no denying the year has been full of extenuating circumstances that have significantly impacted […]
Francisco Lapid is the Chairman of SPAC Information Technology (IT-SPAC), an Information Technology and Human Resource provider celebrating its 15th year. Along with Entrepreneurs Jorge Wieneke, Zarah Juan and Dr. Anton Mari Lim, and honorary winners Secretary Ramon Lopez and Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion, Pax Lapid is part of the first batch winners of The WE Awards for Purposeful Entrepreneurship […]
Lafayette Alvarez Lim is the President of the New City Commercial Center (NCCC), the biggest consumer retail chain in Davao with over 40 stores. He won the 2019 Agora Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship – Large-scale category, one of the few people from outside Metro Manila who won an Agora. In this interview, he shares how to compete with […]
Omni Amisola-Larrosa is the co founder of the School of Vlogging. She is a recipient of the Mansmith Young Market Masters Award in 2017 when she was a brand manager at PLDT. In this interview, she shares her insights about vlogging. Q1: Why are vlogs becoming like the new TV? A1: According to recent studies, there are 76 Million internet […]