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The phrase is from John Lennon who stole it from TS Elliott ‘amateur poets borrow; mature poets steal’. There are […]
In some organizations, daily life and the day to day meetings feel like a Permanent Focus Group. People spend their […]
To continue on the theme of Purpose…after yesterday’s: Purpose is always in the basement Suddenly purpose is back. We […]
One’s true purpose is never finally decided. Like history, purpose is always found backwards and then edited. A little journey […]
If one thing has become clear after all these decades of management soul-searching for more or less universal truths, this […]
Paraphrasing (better, stealing from) American anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) a corporate culture, or, I would say, a subculture that you […]
The description of some company cultures by their leaders may sound like a work of fiction by people inside. I […]
I have on several occasions presented my views on Employer Branding. The trouble with this area, is that it overlaps […]
Every morning in my neighbourhood there is a small window of time when traffic becomes chaotic, slow, painful and frustrating. […]
If I had a say in new roles for large organizations, I think I would establish this new Division: VP […]
The cost of authenticity, of being yourself, is zero. In theory, the cost of pretending you are somebody else is […]
We all know, and have, some heroes in our organizations. People who jump in, solve problems, make themselves available, walk […]
Culture is not a project, something to do on top of normal work, an extra, something to get your hands […]
Facts: abysmal sales in the supermarket chain, strong competitor activity, decreased customer loyalty. Guess what, new CEO. Analysis: old fashion […]
There are hundreds of pieces of evidence including serious research that show that human beings (and animals for that matter) […]
The late Stanislav Andreski (1919-2007) British Professor of Social Sciences, in one of his vintage passages in ‘Social Sciences as […]
Get yourself a copy of the Edelman Trust Barometer. The Edelman company produces an excellent annual report on trust (organizations, […]
Lessons from the Pre-CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual (declassified, in case you wonder). This is how it goes: General Interference with […]
Managing uncertainty is something our brain loves to do. And it loves even more to be helped. At macro-macro-level, Theories-Of-Everything […]
1: The ‘annual’ measurement is artificial. It works for budgets and accountants but not for much more. If a project […]
