‘For every problem, the Victorians have a building’. For every idea that we need to carry forward, we invent an […]
These are ‘functions’ and ‘structures’ in need of spaces in the organization. You may not be brave enough, or crazy […]
Is this what people want? Singing along with what the Big Gurus have provided? Music and lyrics? Sometimes I feel […]
We spend too much time seeking predictable answers. They are not necessarily bad. If I work with Peter, Paul and […]
Benchmarking is a rear-mirror strategy. It’s about catching up with something that has already happened. People who spend too much […]
The hour has come. Radical is the word. From the Latin, radix, it means root. We need to get to […]
If any of these are a good picture of your organization, you need to put ‘critical thinking’ into the water […]
Many years ago, I learnt from the UNHCR, the UN refugee Agency based in Denmark, that many global NGOs of […]
The Great Man Theory was born in Scotland, the child of philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle (1795 –1881) – “The […]
Back in 1994, Jim Collins, consultant and author, gained a lot of attention with his book Built To Last: Successful […]
Nuccio Ordine, an Italian professor, has written an essay of this title, to my knowledge not translated into English. It […]
A while ago, I was told an anecdote about an MBA student who returned to their alma mater for a […]
List your competitors, then, compare yourself with a different list. Most of the answers lie outside your immediate peer circle. […]
These are the 10 strategic options you have at your disposal all the time, as I use them with my […]
The perfect state of a healthy organization is unfinished. Like a human being. ‘Born too early’ (Campbell’s hero). Finished structures […]
It should not surprise us that people are constantly looking for the magic bullet of leadership. What makes a good […]
“The history of mankind might be described by a cynic as a series of splendid expeditions towards the wrong goal […]
This quote is from an unknown author. He or she must have known a thing or two about the futility […]
I call Collective Leadership that state in the evolution of management teams or leadership teams when the power of the […]
As Mark Twain said himself, ‘The death of the charismatic leader has been grossly exaggerated’. The problem is that ‘charisma’ […]
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