One of the things I've noticed with this security issue is that IT people want to make sure that their systems are intact, private, confidential "blah, blah, blah" but they think nothing whatsoever of … Continue Reading ››
CIO insight has a truly excellent interview with Ricardo Semler, the CEO of Semco. Here's my favourite bit from the interview:
When you want somebody hired, let's say it's for a leadership position of some kind, you go to the system and you advertise that you think someone is needed. Then on a given day … Continue Reading ››
What is it that the best leaders do that gives them their results? How do great leaders motivate and inspire? Why do they do it?
I'm convinced, that it's very simple: The best leader is the happy leader. One who sets the happiness of himself and his people above anything else. There are many … Continue Reading ››
Based on "The Moral Advantage Model" the author argues that there is a strategic, competitive advantage beyond the traditional two of low cost and differentiation. From the article:
With agility, companies with moral imagination evolve their … Continue Reading ››
I believe the old way of doing business is dying, and the sooner it's dead and buried the better off we all will be. Incendiary words, yet Semco's alliance with Cushman & Wakefield, as well … Continue Reading ››
Instead of getting all theoretical, we could simply organize around the purpose of making people happy at work, and create an IO for just that. Here's the idea: We … Continue Reading ››
The interactive organization is one that is less dominated by traditional control structures and where people are more free to do their work. Interactive organizations (IO's) are therefore more efficient, adapt faster to changes in their environment - and they're a lot more fun to be in. They can also be chaotic and frustrating :o) Continue Reading ››
I'm currently reading "The spirit of leadership" by Harrison Owen and it has something to say on the difference between management and leadership: [Managers] control the system, whatever that system might be. And the operative word is control. A good manager makes the plan, manages to the plan, and meets the plan. The details are … Continue Reading ››
I'm currently putting together a two-hour session on change. One of the hot topics in management today is change management, and I would argue that you can't manage change if you don't understand change. So I'm looking at change from a lot of different angles right now: Science, philosophy, common sense, psychology, biology etc... Continue Reading ››
Corporate culture and spirituality may look like strange bedfellows, but with the increasing awareness in businesses today on the importance of fostering personal development and excellence on the job, a spiritual focus is not a surprising development.
Spirituality can be many things to many people, but to me it is a tool to get … Continue Reading ››