“In my fifty-two years in business, I’ve never seen an issue galvanize people in a company like sustainability.” Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, Inc.
Sustainability is at the very core of survival. No company or society can last unless it cares for its resources and capital — human, financial … [Read more...] about Going Green: Fad… or the
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Going Green: Fad… or the
Complacency: It’s Everywhere…
Combat Complacency to Make Change Happen “Bad business results are both a blessing and a curse. Losing money does catch people’s attention, but it gives less maneuvering room. With good business results, the opposite is true; convincing people of the need for change is much harder, but you have … [Read more...] about Complacency: It’s Everywhere…
Tough Times Call for Disruptive Innovation
“It’s an environment the likes of which managers have never seen—a Great Disruption in which the old rules for success become recipes for failure, and ‘doing more with less’ will not be nearly enough to survive.”—Scott D. Anthony, The Silver Lining: An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times, … [Read more...] about Tough Times Call for Disruptive Innovation
The Language of Leadership: Inspiring Change
“Human communication has its own set of very unusual and counterintuitive rules.” — Malcolm Gladwell What does it take to transmit bold new ideas to people who don’t want to hear them? How can the language you use facilitate enthusiastic, energetic implementation? Transformational … [Read more...] about The Language of Leadership: Inspiring Change
The Brain Science of Bad Decisions
Decision making is a critical function in our personal and professional lives. None of us would be in positions of authority without demonstrated abilities to discern issues and make good choices. Our reputations and livelihoods depend on it. Each day, however, intelligent people make mistakes, … [Read more...] about The Brain Science of Bad Decisions
5 Highly Valued Minds for the Future
“The empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” — Winston Churchill In a ruthless, globally competitive market, companies cannot afford the luxury of holding onto more employees than they need. With economic constraints and technological advances, some jobs are being eliminated completely … [Read more...] about 5 Highly Valued Minds for the Future
Debunking the Talent Myth
Everyone’s talking about ways to find opportunity amid economic chaos. Yet there’s something right under our noses that’s being overlooked: Times of crisis present unprecedented opportunities to stretch and develop real leadership capabilities. What’s needed, specifically? Hire more executive … [Read more...] about Debunking the Talent Myth
Narcissistic Leaders in Times of Uncertainty
Today, rapid changes in technology, the economy and the way business is conducted call for robust leadership. To paraphrase Dickens, it is the best of times and the worst of times. In the quest for leaders who can “save” us, we turn to strong charismatic CEOs, in spite of the inherent risks of … [Read more...] about Narcissistic Leaders in Times of Uncertainty
The 8 Traps of Decision Making
Before making an important decision, prudent managers evaluate the situations confronting them — and often fall into one of the eight traps of faulty thinking. Some managers are too optimistic and overconfident: They overestimate success and underestimate the range of potential outcomes. On the … [Read more...] about The 8 Traps of Decision Making
Managing Dynamic Change
Today's fast-paced economy demands that businesses change or die. Few companies manage transformations as well as they would like. It is said that anywhere from 50 to 80 percent of all change initiatives fail. Between 1980 and 1995, researchers at the Harvard Business School tracked the impact of … [Read more...] about Managing Dynamic Change