What is going to happen to jobs with all the new technologies that are fast transforming how we work? It’s a subject that raises big questions and a great deal of anxiety. The more our work becomes digital and decentralized, the more it will become streamlined and redundancies will be eliminated. Is this all […]
Archives for 2018
Is Amazon a Dysfunctional Organization? Definition and Cure
“There is no such thing as a dysfunctional organization, because every organization is perfectly aligned to achieve the results it gets.” – Jeff Lawrence. We were asked to comment on this statement. Here is our reply. The word dysfunctional contains the prefix dys- from the Greek meaning “bad”, “abnormal”, “difficult”, or “impaired”. We can say […]
Management Reboot: A Theory of Everything
There are those who seek to divide and separate, close borders, thinking that this is a better way to “compete”. Instead, the way we manage, produce, buy and sell can bring people closer together; it can be a way of mending the world. When we begin to see that the everyday tasks of business are […]
Always Be Adding Value in the Digital Age
The unstoppable advance of Digital Transformation is leaving household names in its wake while creating unlimited opportunities for others. Why is it becoming so hard to survive for many established players? Much of it has to do with the speed of the changes taking place and failure to shift to the mindset required for a new […]
Social Enterprise – Why Every Business Should Be One
Everything we do as enterprises, good or bad, impacts our community, as Seth Godin in his blog pointed out. We take that concept a step deeper to say that there is no conflict between doing good for the community and making a profit, as described in this excerpt from our business novel ‘The Human Constraint’. On the hotel patio, […]
Three Steps to Optimal Performance in Any Organization
There are three steps that allow any organization to achieve optimal performance. Before we say what they are, let’s step back and understand one fundamental principle that affects how organizations get results. What happens when more than one person or more than one entity work together in the same direction? Is the result just the […]
Silos – Overcoming the Enemy of Digital Transformation
If organizations need to learn anything today it’s how to overcome silos. Silos are the number one enemy of productivity and competitiveness, especially in digital transformation. They also seriously threaten the quality of life of employees. An article by former Navy Seal Chris Fussell ‘The battlefield experience that made me realize the danger of silos and isolated […]
Overcoming Divisiveness with Practical Collaboration
Today we have unprecedented technological means for connection, so it is paradoxical that there is so much divisiveness in the world. Divisiveness is one of the most negative forces we face, whether it be at the level of individuals or nations. Polarization is increasing, creating an ever greater divide between the haves and have nots […]
How Businesses Can Make the World Better – Whole System Transformation
People struggle to understand big systems, such as nations and alliances. It’s just too big and complicated (what better proof than U.K. citizens voting to leave the European Union.) So they try to break things down into simpler pieces, build walls and set up barriers (silos, fiefdoms, departments). Unfortunately, that just doesn’t work. Why? The […]
85% of Global Employees Are Disengaged: How to Build Employee Engagement
According to a recent Gallup State of the Global Workplace report, 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work. The economic consequences of this global “norm” are approximately $7 trillion in lost productivity. …this global engagement pattern provides evidence that how performance is managed, and specifically how people are being developed, is misfiring. […]
