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The trouble with value systems is that, very often, they have no proper translation into pragmatic and visible expectations that […]
Yesterday’s Daily Thought introduced the formula: (1) Space in the World (Purpose) + (2) Core Beliefs + (3) Non negotiable Behaviours […]
Many companies operate under some sort of ‘Mission and Vision’ framework, often also accompanied, or preceded, by a statement of […]
Please pray for the soul of incrementalism that, after a long and slow incremental illness, left us for good. After […]
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 […]
