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‘Daily Thoughts’ is currently paused, to assess its value and its next ‘presentation of life’. In the meantime, we are […]
‘Daily Thoughts’ is paused, to assess its value and its next ‘presentation of life’. Bear with us. In the meantime, […]
Organizational transformation equals organizational life. Sometimes we add an adjective to signpost a direction. For example, digital transformation. Very often […]
This is one of the many pearls of wisdom from Confucius. Your revenge may kill the adversary but a bit […]
Corporate grade, reporting lines and membership of leadership teams in organizations often go together. But unbundling these components is a […]
I have not counted the number of TV shows, either side of the Atlantic, that are based on individual competition, […]
An old patient was concerned about her hair. A nurse came in at 7 am to put colour in her […]
One of us or one of them. Liberal or conservative. Top down or bottom up. Progressive or retrograde. Robust or […]
Heraclitus (535 BCE) was probably the father of change management. Two quotes: ‘There is nothing permanent except change’. ‘No man ever […]
Years ago, I persuaded a pharmaceutical client to make three bold moves in one: (1) To create a New Product […]
The old tale of ‘Boiling Frogs’ says that there are too basic ways to boil a frog. One, the frog […]
Banks have had stress tests (imposed) to see how they would cope with difficult market conditions. For example, in the […]
In the previous Daily Thought I shared the simple idea that change management approaches often miss a big elephant in the […]
The change management industry has traditionally missed a big elephant in the room: in times of change, what is actually […]
One of my favourite sets of Team Rules. Real life. Not invented. One of my best clients. Always curious No […]
We often hear the need to put some order in Division A, or to restructure X and Y by putting […]
Probably we will not go back to the telegraph, but when everything is ‘innovatively disrupted’, where will we go? At […]
Organizational performance is unique. Cut and paste does not work. You need to find your own formula. Good to hear […]
