If you quickly review “Extinction Is Forever” [link], a blog I wrote last April, you’ll understand why I think “renewal” should be on your mind these days. In that post, I reported on a survey done by the PwC consultancy (@PwC_LLC), which...
A major event in management is coming, and it only happens every two years. On 11 November 2013, the Thinkers50 list [link] — a “who’s who” of cutting-edge thinkers in all major fields of management — will be announced. Stuart Crainer and...
I recently posted 10 questions that every organisation and every manager needs to ask in order to think entrepreneurially [link]. To be sure, some probably saw my list and hopped right on it, printing it out and exploring new possibilities right away. But it dawned on...
Consultants, deservedly, have a mixed reputation in the business world. On the one hand, there are those who believe the old saw that consultants borrow a manager’s watch so they can tell him the time when he asks. Translation: consultants have no value-added;...
Be assured: in case you’re one of those people who don’t like their work (or their workplace), you are not alone. Let me share some headlines, literally, from all over: “GALLUP: Unhappy Workers Are The Single Biggest Threat To China” [link]...
On a cold day last January, I reported on the latest in summer vacations. The news in my post was about companies such as Daimler that were now making it possible for employees to take time off and not have to worry about emails or checking in with the office. During...
