Strategy doesn’t live in slides. It lives in decisions.
Akin Monehin’s case portfolio brings strategy execution to life through real organizations, real trade-offs, and frameworks that make leadership tangible.
These eleven cases are used in MBA, DBA, and corporate programs across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond.
Overview
These cases explore how strategy either thrives or collapses under real execution pressure.
Some are based on actual assignments, others are anonymized or composite; but all reflect
decisions senior leaders face every day.
Each case connects to one or more of Akin’s proprietary frameworks - ALIGN™,
RECODE™, or the C3 Formula™; making them ideal for classrooms, retreats, and
boardroom simulations.
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Featured cases
Scaling Under Scarcity
Wumi’s Bakery (Qatar)
A premium bakery in a post-blockade Gulf market must decide between rapid expansion and
operational discipline.
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- Framework: ALIGN™
- Decision Format: Growth vs Discipline Debate
- Ideal For: MBA Operations, Executive Transformation Workshops
Global Air Alliance Entry
Africa / Europe
An international airline weighs local partnership versus direct control in a high-stakes African
market launch.
- Framework: ALIGN™ + C3 Formula™
- Format: HQ–Local Role Play
- Ideal For: Market Entry Strategy, Board Simulation
Signal Lost
The Pan-African Telco Drift Case
A fast-growing telecom faces drift across 10+ markets. Centralize now or run a 90-day RECODE
reset?
- Framework: RECODE™ + ALIGN™
- Format: Drift Diagnosis Sprint
- Ideal For: Regional Strategy, Corporate Transformation Offsites
Legacy Conglomerate Governance Clash
Africa
A family-owned conglomerate must resolve a $500 M succession standoff.
- Framework: C3 Formula™
- Format: Boardroom Simulation
- Ideal For: EMBA Governance, Leadership Electives
Integrity at Scale
Fintech Hypergrowth Dilemma (Emerging Markets)
A fintech faces fraud, regulator pressure, and culture cracks during hypergrowth.
- Framework: ALIGN™ + RECODE™
- Format: Ethics + Ops Reset Debate
- Ideal For: MBA Ethics, Fintech Leadership Programs
Borders Without Boundaries
Education Scale-Up Challenge (Global)
A social enterprise must choose between standardization and localization as it expands across
countries.
- Framework: ALIGN™
- Format: Strategy Debate
- Ideal For: Capstone Projects, Innovation Retreats
Energy Transition Pivot
Global Energy Sector
A multinational weighs divestment speed versus dual-track decarbonization.
- Framework: RECODE™ + ALIGN™
- Format: Investor Simulation
- Ideal For: ESG Strategy, C-Suite Custom Programs
Execution Reset
Global FMCG
A consumer-goods giant must prune unprofitable SKUs to restore discipline.
- Framework: ALIGN™ + C3 Formula™
- Format: Portfolio Pruning Workshop
- Ideal For: Corporate Strategy, Leadership Academy
Digital Banking Wars
Global Financial Services
Traditional banks confront digital disruptors — build, buy, or partner?
- Framework: RECODE™
- Format: Build-Partner-Buy Debate
- Ideal For: MBA Finance, Innovation Labs
The Global Tech Talent Playbook
Global Services
A firm designs a new talent-development model amid rising costs.
- Framework: ALIGN™
- Format: Operating Model Design
- Ideal For: Leadership Development, Organizational Behavior
A Rising Tide
UAE Funding Dilemma (Middle East)
A logistics startup must raise $550 K while balancing growth and control.
- Framework: ALIGN™ + RECODE™
- Format: Funding Strategy Debate
- Ideal For: MBA Entrepreneurship, Executive Funding Workshops