It was the second time I attended the forum in Vienna (this time via the online stream) where fans of the late Peter Drucker discussed anything management in the age of digital and constant change. With thanksgiving weekend providing a welcoming calm to my inbox, I could summarize some insights and thoughts from the forum […]
“The only thing worse than an employee who quits and leaves is an employee who quits and stays.” This old saying provides a good preface to the entire debate on tenure, loyalty and everything in between. In this post, I examine the background and trends of employee tenure over the century and argue, that while […]
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 […]
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 […]
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