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Stefan Stern writes a weekly column on management for the Business Life section, appearing on Tuesdays.
He has been writing about business, finance and management for the past 17 years. He has won awards for his work from the Work Foundation and the Management Consultancies Association.
Born in south London in 1967, Stefan studied French and German at Oriel College, Oxford. He is married with two daughters.
Do you have any comments on a Stefan Stern column? He will be responding to FT readers on his Management blog.
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A question all leaders should ask themselves
After meeting Jim Collins, one of the great management thinkers, Stefan Stern dares to ask himself the question all leaders must face
Drucker’s ideas stand the test of time
On the centenary of his birth, Drucker is still the one management writer that almost everyone agrees is worth reading, writes Stefan Stern
A strong sense of déjà vu
The CBI has done a good job in gathering together informed practitioners to consider the future. Yet the reason why so many people want to get back to “business as usual” is that that is what they do best, writes Stefan Stern
Open your mind to the idea of innovation
Only complacent leaders believe their way of doing things cannot be improved, an attitude that can lead many astray, writes Stefan Stern
Fond farewell to a brilliant thinker
The death of Russ Ackoff at the age of 90 has provoked an outpouring of regret and admiration for a management thinker who remained a too well-kept secret, writes Stefan Stern
Big lessons we can learn from Little Chef
What happens at branches of Little Chef when Blumenthal and his camera crew are not there? That is the question that matters, writes Stefan Stern
Living strategy and death of the five-year plan
Strategy has changed. While eternal truths – about market position and scale – endure, a more dynamic approach is needed, writes Stefan Stern
Failing to cope with change?
Managers can underestimate the difficulties of turning around business practices writes Stefan Stern
A new look at age-old questions
There are big prizes to be won by companies that lose the fixation on date of birth and instead focus on what people want and need now, writes Stefan Stern
How to compete in an upside down world
Leading managers do not wait for crises to concentrate their minds – successful strategies will have left them better placed than their competitors, writes Stefan Stern
