We’re excited that the new book by our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore, will be coming out next month. It’s called ‘Moving the Chains: An Operational Solution for Embracing Complexity in the Digital Age‘. Dr. Domenico Lepore answers four key questions here about competitiveness in the Digital Age. 1) What does digital mean for business and […]
The One Principle You Cannot Ignore for 21st Century Business Success
There is one universally valid principle that no business can ignore to achieve success and sustainable growth, highlighted in the following extract from the business novel ‘The Human Constraint’, www.thehumanconstraint.ca bought in 40 countries so far. May looked at her notes again. She had to get things right for the article about the new way that […]
Leadership and Management Skills for Today’s Complex Markets
There is so much talk about Leadership these days. It’s ironic when there are so few examples of effective Leaders. It does make sense though, because people have the intuition that Leadership is really key when it comes to moving out of a crisis. The urgent question here is, what is the context for leadership? […]
Never Take Peace for Granted – It’s a Thought Process
Today is Holocaust Memorial day. This is also a week where a shooting in a Chabad synagogue in San Diego, California, led to the loss of life and injuring of innocent people. So today I am presenting again some thoughts about peace and a concrete process that can help to build it, among individuals, in […]
Optimize Performance and 1+1 Equals More Than 2
We posted an interview with W. Edwards Deming “”the man who transformed Japan into a formidable business competitor “on LinkedIn this week entitled “Management Today Does Not Know What its Job Is”. Part of the problem is that managers “don’t have the required knowledge or abilities.” Let’s look at some of the necessary knowledge that has […]
Competitiveness at National Level – Lepore Unleashed
Today’s post is by our Founder Dr. Domenico Lepore, based on the speech he was asked to give about ‘Competitiveness at National Level’ at the Horasis Global Forum last week. There is a very long “Laundry List” of elements at play in creating competitiveness for a Nation: from Education to Healthcare, from Transparency to Cybersecurity, […]
A Global Forum for an Inspiring Future – Horasis
So here we are, just back from being invited to speak at the Horasis Global Forum in Cascais, Portugal. This was a unique gathering of handpicked delegates from different continents, including heads of state, senior politicians, leaders in business and finance as well as innovators in a wide range of sectors. The theme was ‘Catalyzing […]
Conversations for Action for Global Competitiveness
We’re honoured to be invited to speak at the Horasis Global Forum this week, held in Cascais near Lisbon, Portugal. Our specific contribution will be a systemic perspective on what can support competitiveness at a national level. Horasis brings together heads of state, global leaders in the commercial and public sectors and innovators. We are proud […]
Management Techniques and Tips? Try Knowledge Instead
The internet abounds with techniques and tips, giving the illusion that in a short amount of time it’s possible to master the answers to our problems. That may be true for, say, getting the most from a laptop. However, if we rely on ‘management techniques’ and ‘management by tips’ for running a business or launching a startup, […]
Ditch Departments to Scale Your Business Sustainably and Systemically
Our complex world is changing fast and the prevailing style of management that creates silos cannot react quickly enough. What is a realistic and operational alternative to scale your business organically? First, why do we have hierarchies? Silos are a natural offspring of traditionally hierarchical companies divided into functions and departments. Why do hierarchies exist […]
