Growth creates complexity, and complexity is the silent killer of growth. With this opening to their article on the founder’s mentality, Chris Zook and James Allen highlight the importance of having an owner’s mentality, a frontline obsession and an insurgency mindset in order to curb complexity as the organization grows. Throughout my career I always […]
If you ever wanted to see the difference between a high performing team and a collection of high performing individuals, you got your chance last night at Oakland, California. Game 1 of the NBA finals between the reigning champs Golden State Warriors and the reinvigorated Cleveland Cavaliers revealed the stark contrast between the two teams. […]
Not again… We have to deal with it once, twice and for the lucky ones even four times a year. It makes a small minority happy, a large majority upset and the overall organization better off, or so the theory goes. Yes, it’s the time of the season for performance evaluations. The nucleus of the […]
Last weekend many of us witnessed the third most watched broadcast in US history. That’s right, SuperBowl 50 which saw the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10, averaged 111.9 million TV viewers, and that’s not including internet streaming. And as we know by now, superbowl is not just about football but also advertising. And […]
Peter Drucker is credited with coining the phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, referring to the importance of organizational culture to the success of a company. And since culture is derived from the leadership and employees, the assumption is that getting the best talent in can ensure you create the best working culture for your business. […]
I was unable to personally attend the forum this year as between the websummit in Dublin and my own work in Google, I had to compromise on the excellent livestream instead. My interest in the forum stems from the fascinating topic of management, change and leadership in the digital age, especially in the face of disruption. […]
There’s a certain dissonance that almost every employee faces in the workplace. The sharp contrast between the inspirational leaders we sometimes see in the media and their own manager. Quite a difference, right? Now we can’t expect everyone to be an Elon Musk, Steve Jobs or a Barack Obama. They are truly a selected few […]
It is very common nowadays to hear CEO’s and Business leaders talk about Innovation, Digital and Culture in regards to their company’s need to adapt and embrace the change that technology has introduced. For the most part, these calls are genuine and are due to a deep understanding and realization about their need to change […]
The King In the information economy we are in, it is clear that data is essential to all organizations if they want to get ahead, grow, and compete in a dynamic and transparent market. As a result, companies developed the telemetry to capture data and built massive data warehouses to store it. And at the […]
There is a lot of buzz around the word ‘innovation’ and how embracing it can transform your business. Similar buzz can also be heard on ‘Big Data’, ‘Customer-Centricity’ and ‘Agile’. While apparent links can be drawn between these concepts, my focus today will be on Innovation, its potential for value creation and the common pitfalls […]
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