Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

David Altman, our COO, argues for giving leaders and employees a short, sharp shock: In effect, “If you think change is constant now, then you ain’t seen nothing yet.”. What leaders must do is to help employees and managers to recalibrate their expectations,” Altman argues. Becoming Resilient in the Face of Change.

Altman 86

Altman Six Sigma COO Sharpe 86

Center for Creative Leadership

MAY 19, 2019

In an effort to better understand when and how corporate cultures change, CCL and corporate leaders surveyed a group of global VPs and directors in HR, Learning & Development, Leadership, and Talent Management. Altman uses a military strategy analogy to explain: “Avoid always displaying a frontal assault on transformational change.

Altman 76

Altman Decentralization COO Restructuring 76

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012.

Globalization 9

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The 2014 DHL Global Connectedness Index that one of us (Ghemawat) prepares with Steven Altman, and that was released on November 3, indicates that global connectedness started to deepen again in 2013 after its recovery stalled in 2012.

Globalization 8

Globalization Altman Sample Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Globalization marches on. But the pace isn’t all that fast, and the overall level of global connectedness still hasn’t gotten back to its all-time peak of 2007. Ghemawat, a frequent HBR contributor, began arguing in 2007, with the book Redefining Global Strategy , that the world isn’t nearly as flat as Tom Friedman said it was.

Altman 8

Altman Globalization Transportation Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Globalization marches on. But the pace isn’t all that fast, and the overall level of global connectedness still hasn’t gotten back to its all-time peak of 2007. Ghemawat, a frequent HBR contributor, began arguing in 2007, with the book Redefining Global Strategy , that the world isn’t nearly as flat as Tom Friedman said it was.

Altman 8

Altman Globalization Transportation Magazine 8