Magazine
Issues from Things Of Business
Latest Editions
The New Growth Playbook: Building Businesses for Sustainable Expansion
Growth is being redefined. Expanding revenue remains important, but businesses are placing greater emphasis on profitability, cash discipline, operational efficiency, customer retention and resilience. This edition explores the changing growth playbook and the foundations required for sustainable expansion. From technology and process design to capital allocation and market reach, it examines how businesses can pursue ambition without allowing complexity, costs or uncontrolled expansion to weaken the enterprise.
The Business of Reinvention: How Companies Adapt to a Changing World
Change has become a permanent part of doing business. Markets shift faster, customer expectations evolve, technology redraws competitive boundaries and established operating models face constant pressure. This edition examines how companies can approach reinvention through smarter processes, digital capability, product thinking and organizational flexibility. It explores why adaptation is no longer a response to crisis, but an ongoing discipline for businesses seeking relevance, resilience and sustainable growth.
Upcoming Editions
The Year Business Changed: Lessons, Shifts and Ideas That Defined 2026
The business environment of 2026 was shaped by rapid technological adoption, evolving consumer behaviour, changing workplace expectations and continued economic uncertainty. This edition looks back at the shifts that influenced how organizations operated, invested, sold and planned during the year. Rather than ranking events or companies, it connects the broader developments that mattered to business and considers the lessons they offer as organizations prepare for another year of change overall.
The Business Outlook 2027: Navigating a Year of Change and Opportunity
A new year brings fresh plans, but businesses enter 2027 with an operating environment that continues to evolve. Technology adoption is accelerating, consumers are reassessing value, workplaces are changing and investment decisions demand greater discipline. This edition examines the major forces likely to influence business during the year, connecting economic conditions, digital transformation, customer behaviour, talent and productivity to provide a practical framework for understanding the opportunities and pressures ahead.
The New Age of Entrepreneurship: Building Businesses in a Digital Economy
Entrepreneurship is being reshaped by infrastructure that previous generations of businesses could not access so easily. Digital payments, cloud software, online marketplaces, social platforms and technology-enabled services have lowered barriers across many business functions. This edition explores how the digital economy is changing the process of starting, operating and expanding a business, while also examining the new expectations around customer experience, efficiency, data, security and sustainable economics.
The Changing Face of Leadership: Managing Businesses in an Age of Disruption
Leadership is being tested by a business environment where information moves quickly, technology changes established processes and employees and customers expect greater responsiveness. This edition examines how leadership is evolving across decision-making, communication, organizational culture, technology adoption and workforce management. It considers why modern leaders need to combine strategic clarity with adaptability, while building organizations capable of responding to disruption without losing focus or accountability.