It is an open door to talk about all the change that is necessary and all the change programs that are work in process.
However, there is also plenty of evidence (McKinsey, IBM) that the majority of the changes ...READ»
In the book ‘Old Masters and Young Geniuses’ by David Galenson there are two types of innovators researched. His analysis of the life cycles of creativity has considered painters, sculptors, poets, novelists and ...READ»
It looks like the gap, the divide is getting bigger instead of getting smaller.
Which gap? Well, between on one hand the Corporate leaders and managers who are not open to change, who continue to do business as they have done for ...READ»
Most recruiting companies list in their job requirements exactly what experience the candidate should bring. They prefer to hire someone who has done exactly the same job in another company, but in the same ...READ»
On one hand it is clear that changes are speeding up, in business, technology, the market, legislation, demographics and so on. It is a challenge to keep up to date with all these new developments.
On the other hand ...READ»
Positive affirmations can be a benefit to personal growth, if done in the right context, thus avoiding the damaging consequences of the wrong approach, as shown in recent researchREAD»
More and more we are busy, very busy. As a consequence we read and write quickly and superficially, because it seems that we are always in a hurry.
When we have meetings with other people, we are also in a rush. We have ...READ»
More and more organizations are becoming
convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery.
Once you have taken the decision the next
step is to think about ...READ»
More and more organizations are becoming
convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery.
Once you have taken the decision the next
step is to think about ...READ»
Last week my Internet connection was not
working, so I called the helpdesk of my ISP (internet service provider). This ISP has a brand image of providing
high quality services and they are #1 in customer ...READ»
Last week my Internet connection was not
working, so I called the helpdesk of my ISP (internet service provider). This ISP has a brand image of providing
high quality services and they are #1 in customer ...READ»
The enormous amount of change requires an
almost equal speed in learning. Changes are in so many areas like new
technologies, new government guidelines, global markets or social
media/networking. Also it is crucial to not only ...READ»
In earlier posts I did mention the
importance of using your own employees as a valuable source of new ideas. They
can for instance come up with ideas for new offerings based upon changed
customer needs, and also ideas ...READ»
It was Anthony Robbins who said that people
would only change through pleasure or through pain. Pain is the strongest
trigger of these two. This is the case at the personal as well as on the
organizational ...READ»
It was Anthony Robbins who said that people
would only change through pleasure or through pain. Pain is the strongest
trigger of these two. This is the case at the personal as well as on the
organizational ...READ»
More and more
organizations are looking outside for solutions to some of the challenges that
they are facing. That is an excellent way of getting in touch with experts, who
are the frontrunners in ...READ»
There is already a lot written about what
will happen to the culture of Zappos. Will it remain separate, will it be
integrated or will it be the ‘norm’ also for Amazon? I don’t know what will ...READ»
It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we ...READ»
There
are numerous studies which have shown the positive impact on the results of
employee engagement and involvement.
But what is employee
engagement?
It is the extent to which people identify with, ...READ»
The current structure and way of managing
our companies is basically the same as when the first companies started in the
beginning of the 1900’s.
Ford and mining companies are really good
examples. The focus was on ...READ»
Recently I attended the VINT symposium.Among the great speakers were Umair Haque and Don Tapscott. It was interesting that all speakers agreed on the fact that we now experience different sort of crises at the same time.They ...READ»
I just finished reading Iconoclast from Gegory Burns. It is about how the brain sabotages creative thinking for most ordinary people. An iconoclast is a person who does something that others say can’t be done. It is clear ...READ»
After scrutinizing 360-degree feedback data on over 11,000 leaders and evaluating the 10% considered the least effective, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman found the 10 most common leadership shortcomings.These are ranked according to ...READ»
This is the acronym, which is used in the book One Minute Millionaire from Hansen/Allen. It stipulates the important role that every individual plays in the team. This weekend I saw some excellent example sof team work (or the lack ...READ»
Recently two studies from IBM as well as from McKinsey clearly highlight the urgent need to focus on the soft aspects of change, rather than on the hard aspects. This is a must to succeed in today’sever faster changing ...READ»
