Join Author and CEO Tim Lewko together with Managing Partner Scott Newton, as Tim discusses his...

Unlocking Bold Growth

MINING: 40 million direct employees representing 1% of the total world's workforce

Every year, 72% of all new released products fail to reach market projections.

Thinking Dimensions Managing Partner Scott Newton is a special guest this week on "That Tech Pod,"...

The Backlash on ESG has arrived

Turn on the television, open a newspaper, and browse online and you...

How do you create value?Creating value is the ultimate goal of any M&A transaction, a bona fide way...

Managing Partner Scott Newton is hosted on KCLR Ireland radio "Tech Matters" with John Cleere on...

What do you think about ESG?And how is the regulatory environment reshaping ESG investing in EMEA?...

Digital Transformation is about fundamentally changing the way your organization creates value.

What do you think FTX implies for the future of crypto?Crypto holds the opportunity to change the...

Managing Partner at Thinking Dimensions Scott Newton discusses Strategy and Capital Raising with...

Slavery in 2022? Are you joking?

Thinking Dimensions Managing Partner Scott Newton speaking on the panel "Corporate Innovation: From...

A&W restaurants had a big concern, and a bigger idea.

How can you build a portfolio of business models for your future?

Pick up any of the latest...

Managing Partner Scott Newton of Thinking Dimensions talks with expert VC Rick Rasmussen of Silicon...

Thinking Dimensions Global Managing Partner Scott Newton will be speaking on Monday, April 4th 2022...

How impactful was your last meeting?If the answer was “less than I would have liked,” here are some...

American innovator and Department store magnate John Wanamaker is remembered for his reflection “...

How Ready is your organization for Bold Growth?

Join Thinking Dimensions Global CEO Tim Lewko...

Strategy and Leadership expert David Lancefield speaks with Thinking Dimensions Managing Partner...

How are you thinking about the future of Venture Capital?VC is growing, and the increasing...

Rita Ora

The Chainsmokers

Halsey

Shawn Mendes

Rihanna

Arianna Grande

Justin Timberlake

Selena Gomez

Are You Tired of transformation?You might be. Or you may just dislike the term.Yes, successful...

Your Most Valuable Competitive Advantage is about to Evaporate.

How Thinking Dimensions Amplified Client Impact with their Digital Partner Strategy Tools

Strategy has changed.

Managing Partner at Thinking Dimensions Scott Newton spoke with David Lancefield, an expert in...

Co-Authors Scott Newton and Al H. Ringleb explore what is going on in March Madness and the links...

The March 2021 funding round for Stripe makes the company the most valuable private firm in Silicon...

We wish you all a wonderful holiday, and a successful and hopefully relaxing finish to 2020.

"I feel so disconnected from my customers! What are they thinking?"

How can your company be more like your favourite restaurant?

M&A as your competitive advantage- how to build internal capabilities for long term success?

Digital Transformation isn't about waiting for the phone to ring in a lonely Italian restaurant. It...

8 People on a 1 hour Monday Morning Status Call - is 1 Full Day of Work - Was It Worth it?

CARAVAN SALON DÜSSELDORF

What are some innovative techniques you can use to improve your Strategy today?

URGENT PRESS RELEASE: FEBRUARY 31, 2012

When PPP, Mainstreet and similar programs end - it will lay bare how companies are really fairing -...

Hertz liked to claim it was highly customer focused and responsive to market needs. Yet looking at...

A vision of where the world is going and they are going-even if it's uncharted waters.  

From beating burnout to motivating a remote team, here are some of the newest business books that...

You are thinking about new Strategic capabilities to build with your team.

The analogies of...

Speak to the CEO of a technology platform today and they will tell you COVID-19 has accelerated...

Executives Can Create More Stability and Make Better Decisions if They Define What They Think Will...

Covid 19 is a catalyst for decision making - Here's 3 actions to fortify your business and emerge...

"Start Reading More of the Economist and less of Harvard Business Review"  

Dr. Arturo Bris,...

Your Strategy is no longer valid.

It has expired.

Digital Platforms and Ecosystems are creating new opportunities for your business.

What can you do to Lead today?

"Literally over the past few days it has become increasingly clear there is no constructive path...

Bose, a company with a long-term reputation for Strategic agility and top notch customer...

Why the Next Piece of Clothing you buy will be made by a Robot in your store

No Competition

This article is for seasoned boards, executives and next gen. hi-potentials. Really,...

Q: Could you provide our readers with a brief introduction to Thinking Dimensions Global Consulting?

Your Strategic Assumptions Can Make or Break You - Just Consider the Recent Demise of the A380

Conduct this systematic risk approach to steer clear or lessen Brexit threats your company is...

If your planning process is not driving speed, flexibility and iteration - which are MUSTS in today...

The most effective company leaders are using the strategic review process to jumpstart performance...

Due Dilligence frequently focus too heavily on the financials while ignoring the other critically...

And why should you participate?

Strategic Review. Two words that in the minds of some people...

You have bought the business. Now the challenging part starts. How you can accelerate your...

In the December 2017 Mergers & Acquisitions Virtual Round Table by Corporate LiveWire, TDG partner...

Making Big Decisions Better was reviewed by Charles Franklin on Small Biz Trends. 

"Business...

Many executive leadership strategies miss the mark because they don’t give leaders and managers...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Rachel Salaman from MindTools about how to create a simple...

Tim Lewko, is honored to be a speaker at this year's YJP CEO Forum in Berlin on November 13th. Read...

Amazon’s acquisition of whole foods has rightfully caught the attention of executives and media...

Boards and owners are increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with the CEO they have appointed. In...

The big decisions that boards and their CEOs make determine the future performance of the...

The Setting for a QBR

P&L owners of the world are busy at work crafting slide packs for upcoming...

It’s still early in the first quarter and the CEO’s I’ve been talking to are all pretty optimistic...

2017 has commenced both full of outstanding promise and a few potential pitfalls.

In discussions...

In June 2015, the number-one Billboard album in the United States was not Beyoncé, nor Jay Z, nor...

Airbnb—the web portal that enables the renting on a short-term basis of properties—has a market...

The casualty list of failed companies that focused on pleasing the customers they had as opposed to...

I started my career in sales and clearly remember my first “big deal” 24 years ago- the buyer...

The way B2B purchases are researched and decided on are evolving rapidly.

“I am always amazed to learn who our customers are and why they choose to buy from us”-a CEO of a...

Fast Track your career, team, or your company? Internationalization can help.

Internationalization...

Open any of the major economic and financial media this year and you will immediately notice a...

It's budget season soon. Many executives are dusting off the budgeting machinery and rallying the...

Mid-year business reviews bring highs and lows to most organizations. It's that critical point when...

There are actually 3 secrets or truisms when it comes to market intelligence. All within your...

1. The Situation: 

Alignment to the critical few strategic priorities is key. No one has...

As an executive or manager when was the last time....

• Your company unplugged its email because it...

Enter the headquarters of many organizations, peruse corporate websites, open annual reports, and...

Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox, in an interview with Fast Company referred to the question that keeps...

In September of 2000 during the Sydney Olympics the British 8+ rowing team achieved something...

Change- the digital revolution- the dynamic chance to own the future- working smarter with agility...

How to Create Business Indicators that Make Sense

Metrics continue to be a great topic of...

We know that profit makes the world go around because it provides the medium to reinvest business...

Strategy is more important than ever in a changing world. Waiting for someone else to give your...

I often hear this relatively famous quote from Michael Porter pop up in client worksessions: "The...

Introduction:

The January time frame for many companies signals strategy-planning time.Or the...

1. Introduction:

Boards play a critical role in advising CEOs on how best to navigate strategic...

In almost every company I have worked with these 5 strategy killers (i.e. obstructions) tend to...

A. Introduction 

There is something alarming about the...

In a sector where competitors are stagnant, one company manages double digit growth.In an economy...

7 Simple Checkpoints to Turn the Tide of Lagging Performance.

CEOs get paid to own and deliver...

Buying the Right Capabilities is difficult; How to make the latter easier

...only when you are accelerating in the right direction.

5 ways to test for success increasing...

How to move from theory to meaningful action

The last symptom may be the hardest one to hear – your company does not have a pricing strategy....

Segmentation is often talked about in companies but seldom reevaluated based on asking ” What are...

The “cost plus” model of pricing is very attractive in that it is very simple:

Add up costs, Add a...

We asked a group of 15 sales representatives from the same company to tell us the price they would...

Subject:

“We have to do something- we are losing customers because of our pricing!”

From time to...

Over time many companies particularly in B2B come to a point where they experience what we call...

Parity – the state or condition of being equal never turns out well when used in a strategic...

Margin erosion is typically a symptom of:

1) The buyer (client/customer) does not recognize the...

For many companies pricing is viewed only as one of the 4 P’s in Marketing - i.e. Product, Place,...

Results Through Role Clarity

Role Clarity specifies the “hard” deliverables and “soft” behaviors of...

CEO’s and Senior Leadership must have a defined process in place that allows employees to take...

Challenge: Organizations are now forced to make customer, supplier and competitor decisions...

“Mining” for EBITDA:DELIVERING SUBSTANTIAL RESULTS IN 30 DAYS

In this economy effective companies...

Game Changer: Are You In The Game?

Recently, TD Partner John Case delivered the keynote address at...

How to Prevent Unintentional Undermining of Employee Focus and Performance

CEO must strive to have...

Helping customers without destroying your balance sheet

Companies must understand the value clients...

How to Drive Global Growth and Predictability of Earnings Despite Periods of Economic Instability

...

CEOs must challenge themselves and their organizations to clearly identify the competitive...

POV: : CEO’s and Senior Leadership must ensure these four elements make up the structure of all...

POV: Process improvement projects add value if the application method is simple to apply,...

When reviewing the data of many industrials companies, we have found at Thinking Dimensions that...

No I am not talking about a race to make decisions, I am talking about making the best decisions to...

When Mark Hurd was Chief Executive at Hewlett-Packard, an information technology giant, he...

One of the simplest ways to determine whether you have alignment as an organization is to ask a...

Quality decision making is the ultimate purpose of an executive and manager. The most effective...

As CEO’s seek to understand the performance of their business, they construct elaborate Key...

Many companies combine “feeling” with the evidence that a “bunch of their competitors are already...

While the growth rates in developed economies are still projected to be sluggish in the next few...

As “traditional” economies for many companies are stalling for growth a common theme for many...

New Market entry is a strategic choice that must be deliberately made. It is the most natural path...

Welcome to our latest blog theme for July, and thank you from all the Partners and Employees at...

For those that are interested, we have now added new videos to introduce Thinking Dimensions Global...

In past postings, I’ve touted the value of “teamwork” in achieving company goals. That belief was...

To gain a competitive advantage normally costs a lot in terms of effort, resources and investments:...

While product development is not the only contributing factor influencing a company’s competitive...

Once your company view of competitive advantage is aligned with the way your clients view you,...

“LeisureEurope” is a major boat manufacturer that had been developed a leadership position in...

A firm’s competitive advantage is the unique and valuable combination of capabilities a company...

In the past few years, cost cutting has been at the forefront of many company’s priorities. Whether...

Let’s start today with two common questions in business:

1) “Why will a customer buy products...

“Is our competitive advantage working?” is a question raised in boardrooms and executive leadership...

A key question on the mind of every management team (and of course the shareholders) is:

In my past life as a CEO, I sometimes felt a sense of panic when our annual goals went from being...

SAY the phrase “process improvement” and watch the eyes of a CEO roll back in their head. They...

Companies can have different definitions or views of profitability. Nevertheless, it is one of the...

One area we are asked about frequently is acquisitions- yes or no?

Why to acquire?

The decision for...

Managers or CEOs seeking to improve the way the company makes pricing decisions need to implement...

At a recent client meeting you could sense the slow burn of frustration on the supply chain...

One of the areas of business which rarely gets much press coverage is “Failed Mergers”. The time...

Every strategy sits on a bed of strategic assumptions. It is impossible for any CEO or executive...

During stretches of economic stress the natural tendency for CEOs and senior executives is to send...

Value creation is generated within the framework of the company’s business/operational processes in...

Leading companies come to a point where they have to expand geographically and enter new markets....

Every CEO or senior executive drives homes and plays mental gymnastics in their head wresting to...

A topical subject in management discussion today is Value Based Pricing- numerous articles, white...

Quick Thought for Monday Morning

How difficult is it for a customer to do business with your...

Clients frequently ask us about the formation of strategic partnerships- particularly when entering...

One of the most overlooked areas in the Strategic arsenal of organizations is the ability to...