Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of The Focused Organization, explains his approach and the current state of strategy in an exclusive interview with SPS.

Paul de Ruijter, Director at De Ruijter Strategy, says the alternative to strategy is constant fire fighting and lagging behind the facts. The SPS will play an important role in recreating the ‘lost skill’ that strategy has become by spreading best practices, he says, supporting practitioners and helping strategic planners help themselves through communities of [...]

Max McKeown, author, consultant and popular speaker in the strategy field, shares his thoughts on the importance of strategy and the relevance of his new book.
McKeown has a PhD and MBA with a speciality in strategy and strategic change. His clients sit across multiple sectors including Microsoft, Virgin, Sun International, 2012 Olympics, Toyota and TopShop. [...]

Dr Andrew MacLennan is a facilitator, educator, researcher and leading expert on strategy execution. He conducted the largest study ever undertaken in the field. MacLennan is Managing Director of Strategy Execution, which he founded in 1997.

Why is strategy important?
My area of expertise is strategy execution, so I am constantly seeing ‘strategy rubber hit the road’. [...]

During the past two decades, Lambros Karavis has merged the practice of strategic management consulting with leading change through executive development. Prior to forming Karavis & Associates in 1997, he was an Associate Partner with Andersen Consulting and Director of Executive MBA Programs at Monash MtEliza Business School.
Karavis is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) with [...]

Learning and change are two themes that run through the career of new SPS Trustee, Colin Tuckwell.
Initially a finance professional – banking and accountancy – Tuckwell has been a leader and pioneer in the practice of strategic management ever since graduating with leading grades from the Cranfield School of Management in 1980. He says that [...]

Kim Warren, a professor at London Business School and author of Strategy Dynamics explains why the strategy profession requires fundamental change.
What is wrong with strategy right now?
The strategic planning profession is not in a particularly good place. There are some good strategy consultants and some good strategic analysts and managers within companies, but generally there [...]

Javid Khan, new SPS Fellow and group strategy and business planning manager at National Grid has held a number of strategic positions at National Grid after completing an MBA at Warwick Business School. He explains why a complex business environment requires the expertise of professional strategists.
Why was the SPS Fellowship important to you?
It recognises the [...]

New SPS Fellow Stephen Pitt-Walker has more than 20 years of strategic advisory, consulting practice and programme management experience across many industry sectors. He is currently an independent consultant working in Australia and managing director of Pitt-Walker Solutions.
Why was Fellowship important to you?
Recognition is certainly one thing. It is important when you are networking, particularly [...]

Peter Young, Principal of Peter W Young Consulting, recently became the first SPS Fellow in Australia. He is a consultant on strategy and leadership development, in Australia, through Asia Pacific and globally. He offers advice on big picture thinking, converting strategy into action, transformational change and leadership development, coaching and mentoring in both the private [...]