Leo Hopf

A clear and simple explanation of strategic options by john on July 29th, 2010 There are plenty of books about business strategy, but not many that focus on identifying and implementing strategies for renewal in the mature phase of the lifecycle of a business, according to Leo Hopf and William Welter in their book Rethink [...]

“Rethink Reinvent Reposition” by Hopf & Welter http://www.grahamjeffery.com/ Friday, 25 June 2010 Rethink Reinvent Reposition, by former colleague Leo Hopf and William Welter is a great new book aimed at people looking at where to go next with a mature business: into decline, or onward and upward with renewal. It avoids mathematics and analytics but [...]

The Institute for Management Studies has over 35 years in Executive Education and development.  They have selected our book as their book of the month to go out to 385 advisory members. This is good news in that the advisers are from the largest companies in about 25 cities in the US plus London and [...]

4.0 out of 5 stars Don’t Miss a Gem, June 5, 2010 This review is from: Rethink, Reinvent, Reposition  (Paperback) Many business books offer a few ideas, and then fill the remaining pages with repetitive descriptions. Not this book. It is packed with practical, step-by-step advice to help leaders work through the complex and often [...]

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Click here to order the book through Amazon All businesses age.  But decline is not inevitable. If your business can successfully reinvent itself, it may be destined not just for a new lease on life but to transform your industry Leo Hopf and Bill Welter’s new book “Rethink, Reinvent, Reposition: 12 Strategies to Renew Your [...]

Mr. Hopf, the founder and CEO of Teamhopf, works with senior executive teams to bring clarity and alignment to their most pressing strategic issues.  Through his speeches and consulting he also coaches, guides, and trains his clients’ personnel at all levels to improve their decision making and strategic thinking capabilities. Mr. Hopf teaches “Decision Making [...]

Bill Welter, managing director of Adaptive Strategies, Inc., has had a career that has spanned many industries and professions — the military, engineering, consulting, and teaching.  Throughout his career, one particular statement by Louis Pasteur — “Chance favors the prepared mind” — continued to remind him of some basic qualities and skills that distinguish outstanding [...]

The third step and final in the renewal process is Reposition. This is the step that puts in place everything you need to make the transition from the current business model to the new business model. And it is also the step in which you make the transition from the old to the new. Like [...]

Once you have a short list of attractive renewal alternatives, it is time to choose the best alternative for your business. This will commit you to a course that will take a significant investment of time and money, and which may take years to play out in the marketplace. How will this decision be made? [...]