Last week, Katja gave a guest lecture on strategic financial management to first-year business students at the University of Vaasa. The lecture explored how a strategic perspective changes the questions we ask in financial management. An investment, for example, is not only about expected returns, but about how it supports strategy – and what opportunities, […]
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By Katja Kolehmainen, CEO & Co-Founder, Grip Strategy A company’s management system has a profound impact on its competitiveness. At its best, it focuses management attention on what matters strategically, supports better decision-making and helps turn strategy into action. At its worst, it can make strategy execution more difficult – or even prevent the organization from recognizing
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When organisations revisit their strategy, the discussion often focuses on objectives, strategic priorities, initiatives or performance metrics. All of these matter. Yet one question is asked far less often: what is it about our strategy that actually needs to change? The answer is not as straightforward as it may first appear. Strategy does not begin
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Much of today’s strategic discussion is framed around uncertainty. Geopolitics, supply chain disruptions, trade tensions and regulation are often treated as volatile forces that make long-term planning increasingly difficult. Yet this framing misses something important. While short-term developments are hard to predict, the broader direction of change is becoming clearer. Economic activity is increasingly shaped
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