Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2020

We simply have no precedent for how to plan for what may come next, or for managing the pace of the upheaval. That uncertainty and inability to be in command of business operations makes us anxious. Use this opportunity to talk to younger generations in the family about business operations and the trials ahead.

Crisis 67

Crisis Fixed Costs Open-book Social Capital 67

HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

In a recent McKinsey Global Survey on the future of workforce needs, nearly nine in ten executives and managers say their organizations either face skills gap already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years. Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually.

McKinsey 134

McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

What would it look like if managers were as polite and nurturing to one another and their subordinates as they are to customers? So we propose a three-step solution to properly value the office tending work that lubricates its operations: identify it; understand its impact; and find ways to assign it value. Identify the tending work.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Attrition Absenteeism Social Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. Rogier Maes, the CEO of Contect, wrapped up his year-beginning speech to all the company’s employees.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Economists, policy makers, executives, educators, the press, and others must become more adept at anger management. The UK Treasury’s April 2016 report about the economic pain caused by Brexit, 200 pages long and generally well executed, is an example: It was dismissed as “gobbledygook.” Furthermore, U.S. Perhaps U.S.

Globalization 8

Globalization Education Policies Survey 8