Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 30, 2019

You need to de-bias the systems that run the organisation, such as recruitment, pay, procurement, talent management and marketing. Whilst both are important, leadership is the cornerstone, without which all the diversity initiatives in the world will be in vain. And you need to lead inclusively.

Diversity 231

Diversity Groupthink Policies Environment 231

The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

I heard a cautionary tale from “George” the former VP of marketing at a mid-sized biotechnology company about how a bogus forecast helped propagate a disaster. Research created an elaborate robotic system to streamline the user experience for one of the flagship product lines.

Biotechnology 41

Biotechnology Groupthink CFO Stress 41

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2015

Companies were split into divisions, each with their own leadership. Even as someone who has studied alternative management movements , I’ve been skeptical about holacracy, which eschews the standard “org chart” for a system of interlocking “circles.” Frank and honest leadership is usually enough.

Groupthink 8

Groupthink Agility Diversity Retail 8