Social Media Ideas for Competitive Strategy

Your Company Doesn’t Just Need a Defensible Strategy – It Needs One that Can Adapt

IT'S a well-worn saying that the only constant in life is change, and that’s doubly true of the business world. If you’re successful, you need to constantly check your rearview mir...

Competing In a World of Transient Advantage

<p>An HBR Executive Masterclass with Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and author of “The End of Competitive Advantage.”</p>

Strategic neutrality is Asia's new competitive advantage

How to Beat Competitors With Your New Business!

As a new business owner, it’s up to you to help your company reach the top of the industry and beat competitors. Of course, such a thing is easier said than done, especially when y...

5 B2B Marketing Tactics to Edge Out the Competition!

In today’s competitive business world, every business enterprise is working hard to outshine other firms in the market with B2B marketing tactics. It applies to all businesses, whe...

Risk Isn’t a Threat — It’s a Strategy. Here’s How to Use It and Become an Industry Powerhouse.

The leaders who actually shift markets don't start with their competition. They start with a different question entirely.

Why Competing on Lowest Price Is a Losing Strategy for Laundromats

For many laundromat owners in competitive markets, pricing becomes the first place they look when trying to attract more customers. Lower the vend price, undercut the competition,...

Effective Strategies for Software Engineer Recruiting in a Competitive Market!

Recruiting software engineers these days feels like trying to catch butterflies with chopsticks. The market is fiercely competitive, and every company is vying for top talent. If y...

Building a Winning Strategy for Tech Innovators!

Tech entrepreneurs face fierce competition and constantly shifting market dynamics in today’s fast-growing technology ecosystem. Now, more than ever, success requires a comprehensi...

Target’s Strategy Will Rise or Fall on the 2% Difference

The retailer's turnaround won't be decided by the boldness of its strategy, but by whether thousands of daily decisions point the same direction.

The Evolution of the ‘Global’ Noncompete Agreement: From Template to Strategy

7 Marketing Strategies to Implement Before Your Competitors Catch On

Practical marketing strategies that help businesses build stronger visibility, trust and long-term growth online.

Finding Your New Strategic Center

Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath previews “The Power of Strategic Centering,” an article from HBR’s upcoming July-August 2026.

A strategy needs one dominant center of gravity

Editor’s Note: Many operating leaders will recognize the deal review where the quarter and the strategy give opposite orders, and organizations without an explicit ranking tend to...