Most of us go to work without really knowing why. Oh, we have to feed our families. And our company needs us to fill out TPS reports. But beyond that, the question of “Why” often never even bubbles to the surface of our conversations and thoughts. Why does this company exist? …This department? (…This family, […] Read more… Read More»
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead There is a powerful change afoot in the world, something that no one alive today has ever experienced. The world is opening up; connecting. It is flattening; democratizing. And […] Read more… Read More»
A lot of my focus on this blog is advice for CEOs – present and aspiring – on how to transition their firms from 20th-Century organizations to 21st. But the Law of the Umbrella dictates that what is good for the organization as a whole will also work for any team within that org. Leaders: anywhere you […] Read more… Read More»
20th-Century Myth: Humans are a Resource. Like any resource, to maximize profits they must be exploited. The company that manages its human capital most efficiently, most cost-effectively, will be most profitable. It’s simple math. Welcome to automation. Welcome to outsourcing. Welcome to eliminating positions and cramming the ex-employees’ work onto the remaining-employees’ to-do lists. Welcome […] Read more… Read More»
We leaders have a big, big problem. It’s called information filtering, and every social group does it – family, circle of friends, and certainly staff. The larger a company gets, the more layers of management separate the CEO from the front line staff and customers, the more egregious this can become. We leaders, with our […] Read more… Read More»
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