Archive - Dr. Ian Hallett

How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Market Dominance

The story of my three-year PhD, 8,430 companies, and a new concept called Thematic Strategy

Mar 14 • Dr. Ian Hallett

February 2026

The Death of ‘Good Strategy’

Why well-run companies lose, and what that means for how you think about strategy

Feb 28 • Dr. Ian Hallett

The 0.13% Problem

What 11 companies out of 8,430 reveal about why the rest lose.

Feb 21 • Dr. Ian Hallett

January 2026

Ego is the silent killer of corporate strategy

Ego is the silent killer of corporate strategy.

Jan 31 • Dr. Ian Hallett

Why your “strategy” won’t survive competition

Start building strategic assets that last.

Jan 24 • Dr. Ian Hallett

What senior leaders should demand from strategy

Don't keep your options open.

Jan 16 • Dr. Ian Hallett

Great execution cannot rescue bad strategy

Confusing the two delays the real work.

Jan 15 • Dr. Ian Hallett

Strategy as alignment with drivers of transformation

Without alignment, choices become reactive.

Jan 14 • Dr. Ian Hallett

Strategy and planning

Clearing up the confusion

Jan 13 • Dr. Ian Hallett

What strategy actually is

Good strategies feel constraining

Jan 12 • Dr. Ian Hallett

A framework for understanding which drivers of transformation actually matter

Thesis Series #12

Jan 9 • Dr. Ian Hallett

What actually counts as a driver of transformation

Thesis Series #11

Jan 8 • Dr. Ian Hallett

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