On the upper levels of management as well as in management literature, one will frequently hear the almost ritual complaint about the growing sluggishness of organizations, their lack of agility. […]
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Organizations need “context-managers”
How Purpose Drives Performance
by Jean-Philippe Courtois
“The two most important days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you understand why” – Mark Twain
Purpose matters to all of us: it’s a key factor in our physical and mental wellbeing. As humans, finding our ‘why’ is important. When we understand our purpose and live it, we make a positive difference to ourselves and to those around us, and we change the world for the better. It’s exactly the same for organizations.[…]
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Forever Beta: Lead and embrace perpetual learning in 2023
by Terence Mauri
Interview with Terence Mauri, Founder of Hack Future Lab, MIT Entrepreneur Mentor and Visiting Professor at IE Business School
While leaders all over the world are rethinking the future of work, talent and leadership what are the top success headlines for 2023?
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Embrace the emerging AI technology
by Johan Roos
The debate about ChatGPT has swept across the world like a storm, with hundreds of millions of users overwhelming OpenAI’s servers. Many people are both terrified and wowed by the new artificial intelligence (AI) tools, which seem to shake the very foundation of many sectors that were thought to be the last to be automated. Sectors such as education, art and design, and many others that rely on human creativity, critical thinking, and communication, are all being impacted by these tools.[…]
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It’s hard to innovate because ‘innovation is not mainstream’ for most organisations
by Lalit Karwa
The quest for innovation is great. Business leaders have the vision, drive and ambition to embrace technology. So why do innovation projects so often end in failure? […]
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Leadership Icons Frances R. Hesselbein and Peter F. Drucker – A Legacy of Shared Leadership
by Elizabeth Haas Edersheim
Frances Hesselbein, whose leadership of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America from 1976 to 1990 turned a failing not-for-profit into one of the greatest socially serving institutions of the 20th and 21st centuries, died on December 11th, 2022 at her home in Easton, PA. Surrounded by loved ones, she was 107. Throughout her storied career, Frances Hesselbein often changed the life of a Girl Scout, an aspiring student, a military officer, or a business executive with a single conversation.[…]
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How Purpose Drives Performance
by Jean-Philippe Courtois
“The two most important days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you understand why” – Mark Twain
Purpose matters to all of us: it’s a key factor in our physical and mental wellbeing. As humans, finding our ‘why’ is important. When we understand our purpose and live it, we make a positive difference to ourselves and to those around us, and we change the world for the better. It’s exactly the same for organizations.[…]
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Looking Inward to Drive Outperformance
by Alex Adamopoulos
Peter Drucker once said, “if you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” The simplicity of Drucker’s dialogue seems always to cast a shadow over the depths of the words he said.
In the wake of past and ongoing hardships—the pandemic, labor shortages, supply-chain instability and inflation—businesses continue to adjust while looking for something new to keep up with quickly evolving market and consumer demands.
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We met the performance thief. It is us.
by Isabella Mader
Monday, 9 a.m. The board urgently needs your report. It will take you 45 minutes to do it.
9:02 a.m. “Do you have a minute?” You don’t. “What’s the matter?” […]
This goes on all day.
Tuesday. Same.
Wednesday, 2 p.m. “When can we expect your report?” Do you say “Sorry, I was interrupted”?
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Evolving Ecosystem Guidance
by Bill Fischer
“Water! Build your organizations so that they move like water.”
This advice from Haier’s Chairman Emeritus, Zhang Ruimin, began a search for useful guidance for treating ecosystem engagement as a strategic asset for the future. Ecosystems are an ageless phenomenon, newly rediscovered for commercial purposes, by James F. Moore, in 1993. Once multi-geographic trade began, the ancient world was held together by interwoven threads of economic activity. As these linkages became more reliable, ecosystems bloomed.[…]