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Depreciating Intellectual Capital

LDRLB

Dan’s guest for the month was Gary Hamel, author of What Matters Now (review forthcoming) and The Future of Management (review not need – buy the book). Hamel argued that on biggest challenges facing large companies was senior leadership “inability to write off their own depreciating intellectual capital. Kodak knew film.

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Depreciating Intellectual Capital

LDRLB

Dan’s guest for the month was Gary Hamel, author of What Matters Now (review forthcoming) and The Future of Management (review not needed – buy the book). Hamel argued that on biggest challenges facing large companies was senior leadership “inability to write off their own depreciating intellectual capital.

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3 Critical Components of a Shared Mental Model

Lead Change Blog

The topic of discussion: The Questionable Future of the Company. The company had the right people, doing the right things, all intrinsically motivated to complete projects ahead of schedule. A major flaw for companies, and for individuals in survival situations, is starting from faulty assumptions. This was the “Ah-Ha” moment.

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Retain Your Top Performers

Marshall Goldsmith

Leaders are debating the changing nature of work and the perceived decline in job security (the lifelong career at a benevolent company is a fading memory) and the erosion of corporate loyalty. Employees are wondering, “If the company is willing to dump me at its convenience, why shouldn’t I dump the company at my convenience?”

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Most Organizations Still Fear Social Media

Harvard Business Review

Most organizations, however, still view social media as a threat to productivity, intellectual capital, security, privacy, management authority, or regulatory compliance. To this end, Herkert uses social media both to communicate with the company and also to respond to questions and comments directly and quickly.

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All Hail the Failure Sector

Harvard Business Review

Since at least the 1980s (the era of deregulation, that is, over which Alfred Kahn presided) managers of big companies have been upbraided for their intolerance to risk. Perhaps not surprisingly, managers of mega corporations remain largely unsold on that notion. Certainly, that's a fair accusation. First, why is it a sector?

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

As global companies focus their strategies on developed and emerging markets, they require substantial cadres of leaders capable of operating effectively anywhere in the world. American companies and academic institutions possess unique competitive advantages in developing these global leaders.