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Is The Gig Economy Set To Disrupt The Legal Profession?

The Horizons Tracker

The study explores the Chinese market after the country’s Ministry of Justice made online legal services a key part of its strategy. This resulted in some lawyers admitting that they had altered advice to clients when they felt they were unhappy, despite this violating their ethics.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Palmisano believes the technology industry requires "a high-performance, in-your-face, speak-your-mind culture." He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards. As Palmisano built IBM into the world's leading information technology company, its competitors dithered.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business Review

Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. The second type, known as adaptive performance , is how effectively your organization diverges from its strategy. military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly.