Changing More Than How to Diaper A Baby
My first job in the “real world” was in 1975 at Procter & Gamble’s paper products plant in Albany, Georgia. I was young at the time; so young in fact, […]This content is only available to members.
The Pain of Change
Change is unavoidably disruptive. You do something the same way for so long that its performance is habitual, almost automatic. It can be done while thinking of something else: “Look […]This content is only available to members.
A General Electric Story
This case study is taken from The Future is Fluid Form. To find out more : The Future Is Fluid Form: Practical Steps for Designing Flat, Flexible Organizations … followed by the […]This content is only available to members.
Haven’t We Always Had Teams?
Credit goes to the Tavistock Institute in the United Kingdom for instituting the idea of team studies, just after World War II. The research at the “Tavvy”—as insiders called it–wrote […]This content is only available to members.
Changing the Education System— It’s Complicated!
While watching Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk concerning educational paradigm change, and his analogies to society and business, it struck me (once again) that education systems are simply a reflection […]This content is only available to members.
The Comanche and Fluid Form
The Comanche—a Native American tribe of exceptional warriors and horsemen—became a dominant and powerful force in the Southern Plains. Their political and social organization was not a hierarchical structure of […]This content is only available to members.
You Thought Your Mentor Would Do All the Work?
Many hoped-for mentoring relationships have a hard time going the distance. Here are seven tips to help you be successful. 1- First, call so you can get to know each […]This content is only available to members.
Are You Restructuring Too Soon?
Business leaders commonly react to economic uncertainty by restructuring. While most managers agree that structure should follow strategy, few have a process for moving from strategy to restructuring. With or […]This content is only available to members.
High Performance Organizations: Where Is The Proof?
“Have you talked to [So and So], they are definitely into High Performance Organizations.” “Did you know [XYZ Company] is also doing HPO now? You should check them out.” “Well [C.D.] does High Performance – are you working with him?” Actually those were word-for-word...