Costas Markides Biography
Costas Markides is one of the top keynote business and strategy speakers in the world today. He is a professor of Strategic and International Management and holds the Robert P. Bauman Chair of Strategic Leadership at the London Business School.
A native of Cyprus, Costas received his BA (Distinction) and MA in Economics from Boston University, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School.
He has done research and published on the topics of:
- strategic innovation
- corporate restructuring
- refocusing
- international acquisitions
- management of diversified firms
- the use of innovation and creativity to achieve strategic breakthroughs
Costas's book Diversification, Refocusing and Economic Performance was published by MIT Press in December 1995 and his book All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy was published by Harvard Business School Press in 2000 and was short-listed for the Igor Ansoff Strategic Management Award 2000. A third book, (co-edited with Michael Cusumano) entitled Strategic Thinking for the Next Economy was published by Jossey-Bass in May 2001. His latest book (with Paul Geroski), entitled Fast Second: How Smart Companies Bypass Radical Innovation to Enter and Dominate New Markets was published in 2005 and was short-listed for the FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the year Award 2005.
His publications have also appeared in journals such as the Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Directors & Boards, Leader to Leader, Long Range Planning, Business Strategy Review, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal and the Academy of Management Journal.
He has taught on many in-company programmes (for companies such as Unilever, Boeing, Pirelli, Honeywell, Nestle, ABF, Warner Lambert, LVMH, and Sara Lee) and is on the Academic Board of the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). He is the Associate Editor of the European Management Journal and is on the Editorial Board of the Strategic Management Journal and the Sloan Management Review. He is also a member of the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society. His current research interests include the management of diversified firms and the use of innovation and creativity to achieve strategic breakthroughs.
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Q & A with Costas Markides
Costas Markides answered some probing questions for Speakers Corner. For speaking secrets revealed - read on! To book Costas Markides for your event, please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Speakers Corner: How did the corporate speaking start?
Costas Markides: Executives attending courses at London Business School started inviting me to their companies to communicate some of the things that I taught them at LBS.
Speakers Corner: Can you remember your first speaking engagement?
Costas Markides: Probably Cable & Wireless in 1991
Speakers Corner: Which event has been your favourite and why?
Costas Markides: The CIPD Annual Conference. It allowed me to give speeches that combined strategy with leadership.
Speakers Corner: If you could speak at any event, past or future, what would it be?
Costas Markides: The CIPD Conference
Speakers Corner: Who would you most like to share a platform with?
Costas Markides: Malcolm Gladwell
Speakers Corner: On average, how many times a year do you speak at corporate events?
Costas Markides: Twelve
Speakers Corner: Do you use powerpoint?
Costas Markides: Yes
Speakers Corner: Are you as happy speaking to 50 as to 1,000 people?
Costas Markides: Yes
Speakers Corner: How do you like to be introduced?
Costas Markides: Professor from London Business School
Speakers Corner: Do you always like to do a briefing call before the event?
Costas Markides: Yes!
Speakers Corner: What are the most asked for topics?
Costas Markides: Strategic Innovation; Linking Strategy with HR; How to succeed by Breaking the Rules; How to Implement Strategy; The Role of The Individual in Growing the Firm; Overcoming the Knowing-Doing Gap.
Speakers Corner: Is your speech at all interactive with audience participation?
Costas Markides: Always!
Speakers Corner: Your favourite film?
Costas Markides: The Swedish film: My Life as a Dog
Speakers Corner: Favourite book?
Costas Markides: The Giving Tree (by Shel Silverstein)
Speakers Corner: Favourite holiday destination?
Costas Markides: The Greek islands
Speakers Corner: What’s your tipple?
Costas Markides: Beer
Speakers Corner: Country or townie?
Costas Markides: Townie
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