Exec Edge
Insider insights and perspectives from strategy leaders

Balancing Vision and Velocity: Inside a Two-Speed Strategy Model

In this edition of The Strategy Brief’s Exec Edge Q&A, we sit down with Mobin Barati, to discuss what it really takes to keep strategy both alive and actionable.

From Information to Impact: How data drives real change

To explore how organisations can move beyond dashboards and reporting to truly embed data into their strategic DNA, we sat down with Damian Thompson, Head of Technology Strategy & Data at Cricket Australia.

Decisions in the Dark: How Experian’s Luke Westlake Navigates Uncertainty

To explore how leaders approach these challenges, we sat down with Luke Westlake, Director of Product & Strategy at Experian, for a candid Q&A.

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Deal Flow Watch
Timely analysis of major M&A and funding activity

Private Equity Targets Women’s Health at Scale: Hologic, Inc. Bought for Up to US$18.3 B

On October 21 2025, funds managed by Blackstone Inc. and TPG Capital announced a definitive agreement to acquire Hologic, Inc.

Ownership Of AI Infrastructure Is Shifting, Fast

On 16 Oct 2025, a consortium including BlackRock, Nvidia, Microsoft, Abu Dhabi’s MGX, xAI, Temasek and KIA agreed to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management

AMD Lands Multi-Gigawatt AI Chip Deal with OpenAI: Strategic Lessons for Strategy Teams

AMD has secured a major contract with OpenAI to deliver hundreds of thousands of AI chips, amounting to roughly six gigawatts of capacity, over the coming years.

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Strategy Briefings
Deep dives into strategy trends, frameworks, and corporate moves

The Shrinking Strategy Horizon: Why 4-Year Transformations No Longer Work

For decades, transformation programs operated on a familiar cadence:Set a bold 3–5 year plan. Mobilise. Execute. Check back at the finish line.

The Growth–Efficiency Paradox: How to Run Both Without Starving Either

Most companies swing like a pendulum: one year it’s “grow at all costs,” the next it’s “cut everything.” The problem? You lose on both ends.

The AI Readiness Trap: Why Buying Tools Isn’t Building Capability

Corporate AI adoption is accelerating; licenses purchased, pilots launched, dashboards demoed.

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Strategy in Motion
Short-form video insights from strategy executives

🎥 From the Field: John Turnbull on Embedding a Strategic Approach to Data

How do you take a strategic approach to data? We put that question to John Turnbull

🎥 From the Field: Sita Brown on Taking Strategy into Action – 4 Key Focus Areas

Sita Brown, Head of Strategy at Siemens

🎥 From the Field: Rahul Shankar on Driving Strategy - Making Thinking Doable

Rahul Shankar on Driving Strategy - Making Thinking Doable

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Exec Edge Insider insights and perspectives from strategy leaders

Balancing Vision and Velocity: Inside a Two-Speed Strategy Model

From Information to Impact: How data drives real change

Decisions in the Dark: How Experian’s Luke Westlake Navigates Uncertainty

Deal Flow Watch Timely analysis of major M&A and funding activity

Private Equity Targets Women’s Health at Scale: Hologic, Inc. Bought for Up to US$18.3 B

Ownership Of AI Infrastructure Is Shifting, Fast

AMD Lands Multi-Gigawatt AI Chip Deal with OpenAI: Strategic Lessons for Strategy Teams

Strategy Briefings Deep dives into strategy trends, frameworks, and corporate moves

The Shrinking Strategy Horizon: Why 4-Year Transformations No Longer Work

The Growth–Efficiency Paradox: How to Run Both Without Starving Either

The AI Readiness Trap: Why Buying Tools Isn’t Building Capability

Strategy in Motion Short-form video insights from strategy executives

🎥 From the Field: John Turnbull on Embedding a Strategic Approach to Data

🎥 From the Field: Sita Brown on Taking Strategy into Action – 4 Key Focus Areas

🎥 From the Field: Rahul Shankar on Driving Strategy - Making Thinking Doable

Our upcoming event

October 22 & 23 Sydney

February 25 & 26 London

Exec Edge
Insider insights and perspectives from strategy leaders

Deal Flow Watch
Timely analysis of major M&A and funding activity

Strategy Briefings
Deep dives into strategy trends, frameworks, and corporate moves

Strategy in Motion
Short-form video insights from strategy executives

October 22 & 23
Sydney

February 25 & 26
London