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“The Lords of Strategy”: book review
Outstanding! Relevant to those engaged in making change happen – strategy, consulting, implementation or all three. It becomes clear that as strategy has evolved, particularly over the past 3 decades...
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“New normal”: adaptation required
All of us – Leaders, Managers, Employees – must think differently about our roles in this “new normal”. However, this will not come naturally. The new mindsets must be adopted at the top and actively...
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Strategic success into 2020 requires new social contracts with employees
In the transformational change that we support we are often asked (implicitly) to change the original ‘contract’ that employees ‘signed up for’. This immediately positions a before / after and...
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What is THE critical leadership capability for 2011?
My vote goes to “Integrative Thinking” attributed to Roger Martin: “The ability to face constructively the tension of opposing ideas and, instead of choosing one at the expense of the other, generate a...
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What is THE critical organizational capability for 2011?
Well my vote won’t surprise – but this might – just before the recession hit (BTW are we back to this point yet?), Boston Consulting Group did a survey of 4700 executives in 83 countries “Creating...
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Evaluating Change Management expertise
How do you value and leverage deep Subject Matter Expertise ? e.g. retailers building or re-designing an online commerce site rely on web designers’ advice because only they know what works (e.g. what...
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Social Media – why should we be paying attention and how does it apply?
Social Media (SM) is a scrum (1) now. All kinds of organizations, agencies, management consulting firms and independents are converging on the topic and kicking it around trying to convince prospects...
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Change Management Conferences 2012
There are great conferences every year on Change Management. These are opportunities to immerse yourself in the strategic, organizational development and design as well as project management...
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Internal social media – engaging your organization – a status check (Part 2...
Are organizations leveraging internal social media today? According to media reports, internal social media is beginning to get traction: “As social networks increasingly dominate communications in...
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Library—Great Books on Strategy Execution
We all have a “library” of resources we’ve read that have shaped our thinking and practice, which we reference. These are the books I reference. There are (many) more on my bookshelves but these are...
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Honk if you love change. Quotes and resources on innovation.
I love innovation. I have spent about half my career immersed in new product development, some in the hyper-change environment of start-ups. I hope you are inspired, moved, by the following quotes and...
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Breakthrough innovation is “simplicity on the far side of complexity.” Post 1
“I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my right arm for the simplicity on the far side of complexity.”―Oliver Wendell Holmes What does breakthrough...
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Breakthrough innovation is uncomfortable―get through it. Post 2
“Be careful what you ask for cause you just might get it.” Refrain from “When I Grow Up” by The Pussycat Dolls Many organizations are chasing the “innovation” strategy. We want all of the benefits,...
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The fight of our lives: innovation leadership
“America is NOT the greatest country in the world anymore…We are 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, 4th...
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The strategic imperative of the “nimble organization” and why it seems to be...
“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson After the “Evolution of Change Management” series with Jennifer Frahm (where we landed with...
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What is leadership’s responsibility for driving and sustaining a nimble...
Daryl Conner’s extensive thought leadership on creating nimble organizations has the potential to breathe new life into the dinosaurs of the Fortune 1000 and S&P 500. As a preface, let’s just...
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Building your leadership legacy—the organization that thrives for...
“If I have done any deed worthy of remembrance, that deed will be my monument. If not, no monument can preserve my memory.”—Agesilaus II Leaders at the very top of organizations—and by this I mean...
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New !! Model to understand Strategy Execution success
What comes after radio silence? Something new. It has been several weeks since I provided a blog post – I hope you have missed me a little and I hope the wait is worth it. I am in the process of...
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Multiplying the power of thought partners to super-charge your strategy
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”―Jim Rohn I often have the opportunity to think together with colleagues and clients. You do too, I am sure. Sometimes it is to...
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When Harvard professors duke it out – the ugly debate on Clayton...
If you have missed it, the gladiators at Harvard Business School are duking it out this week. You really must catch up. Here’s the plot line: May 31st Harvard University is facing disruption of its own...
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