Costas Markides
Leading Expert in the areas of Business Strategy and Strategic Innovation
why book costas?
- Costas, holding the Robert P. Bauman Chair of Strategic Leadership at London Business School, is globally recognised for expertise in business strategy and strategic innovation
- With publications on strategic innovation, corporate restructuring, business model innovation, and disruption response, Costas has established himself as a thought leader
- Serving on the Editorial Board of several academic journals showcases Costas’s commitment to advancing scholarly research in strategic management and entrepreneurship
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Biography
Costas Markides is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School where he holds the Robert P. Bauman Chair of Strategic Leadership. He is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the areas of business strategy and strategic innovation. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Boston University, he has taught on a wide range of in-company programmes (for organisations such as Nestle, Roche, LVMH, Vodafone, PwC, Rabobank and Pirelli) and serves on the Editorial Board of several academic journals.
He is also on the Board of the Strategic Management Society and on the Academic Board of the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). He has written about a broad range of business issues including strategic innovation, corporate restructuring, business model innovation and responding to disruption.
His publications have appeared in several best-selling books and in numerous academic journals as well as leading managerial journals.
Topics
How to Respond to Disruption
How to Develop an Innovative Culture
How to Energise a Team
How to Develop a Distinctive Strategy
How to Execute Strategy
How to Promote Innovation in the OrganiSation
How to Overcome the Knowing-Doing Gap
How to Win Emotional Commitment
How to Convince People That You Have a Good Idea
Costas Markides
Masterclasses
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Resources
Books
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