The Mining Industry’s Isolation Myth
Over the last few months, two tragedies unfolded in the natural resource sector: five mining community members were killed in Guinea, and at least 45 people were killed in conflict over mining strikes...
View ArticleAmerican CEOs Should Stop Complaining About Uncertainty
This month, the chief executive officers of America’s biggest companies went on a media blitz todecry the uncertainty caused by the fiscal cliff. In such uncertain times, they say, they are hesitant to...
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Africa Is More Stable than You’ve Been Led to Think
The recent political instability in Mali has cast a cloud of poor publicity over the economic and commercial rise of Africa, one of the few bright spots in the global economy. Press analysis has...
View ArticleIn Frontier Markets, Invest for the Long (and Longer) Term
Earlier this year, I received some lessons on what wins in frontier markets from former Coca Cola CEO Neville Isdell. “Young markets need a long investment horizon,” Neville told me. “U.S. companies,...
View ArticleObama’s Trip to Africa: Worth Every Penny
At the end of this month, President Obama will begin his trip to Africa, visiting South Africa, Senegal (in West Africa) and Tanzania (in East Africa). The trip will be expensive, and The Washington...
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America’s Brand with Frontier Entrepreneurs
Walter Landor was a branding legend who helped companies from Coca Cola to Levi’s define their brand for the public. “Put simply,” he said famously, “a brand is a promise.” The more important the...
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Is There an Africa?
It was 1996, and Sam Jonah knew he was in trouble. Jonah was chief executive of AngloGold and had just led the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the first African company on...
View ArticleFour Things to Get Right in Fast Growth Markets
As chief executives in the US scour the world for growth, they find the largest opportunities in some of the youngest markets. The fastest growing continent in the world is Africa, a two trillion...
View ArticleWhat Africa Can Teach U.S. Business Leaders About Uncertainty
I’ve spent the past several years with the most successful business leaders in Africa, today the fastest-growing continent on earth. Africa’s uncertainty is all encompassing. How big is the market?...
View ArticleHow GE and IBM are Playing Global Development to Win
Most big corporations follow global development trends. Where there is economic growth, there is opportunity, and the companies that can predict where growth will take place are better positioned to...
View ArticleAt the U.S.-Africa Summit, Leaders Need to Signal Change
Washington is usually quiet in August, but an event next week has the potential to shake things up for business and foreign policy. More than 200 U.S. and African CEOs, including the heads of General...
View ArticleThree Pillars of Wisdom from IBM CEO Ginni Rometty
Global companies can gain competitive advantage in fast-growing frontier markets by addressing those country’s big social challenges – described previously in HBR as “playing development to win.” One...
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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets
“Where are the stores?” asked the Scandinavian executive. Strive Masiyiwa was interviewing him to be CEO of the Nigeria telecoms venture lead by Econet Group, which Strive founded and chairs. “We had...
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Africa’s Unique Opportunity to Promote Inclusive Growth
Six years after the global recession began, many parts of the world are still struggling to achieve growth. For the last decade, Africa’s GDP has been growing quickly. According to the IMF, it’s likely...
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3 Ways to Take Action in the Face of Uncertainty
If you’ve ever caught a deer in your headlights, you’ve seen that the first reaction to uncertainty is to freeze. The status quo seems the safest situation from which to assess. It’s not an instinct...
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Meet the Tech Companies Creating Opportunity in Africa
FERIDUN AKGÜNGÖR For our family, it’s the homecoming routine. I pull up to the house and my son flies out of the car to inspect the box or two on our front stairs. Santa only delivers once a year, but...
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