John Kay (Beware the cult of the heroic chief executive FT, June 9) provides us with an excellent summary of the failings of the dominant, heroic leader. My research, conducted after the 1990s recession, shows that a special type of … Continue reading
The Concept Hearing of the Toyota debacle reminded me of the organizational life-cycle, an often over-looked tool in the management armoury. The reports of Toyota’s problems[1], [2] indicate that organizations do have problems when they grow and evolve. But are … Continue reading
The upside of a recession is that it brings with it a wave of creative destruction, generating new opportunities. The sting in the tail however, is that this wave will also threaten established business strategies, making some obsolete. Many businesses … Continue reading
Overview: Recession – Understanding the business and psychological impact This briefing provides the results of a web-based survey conducted on this site between February and May 2009 to determine the real costs and impact of the recession – especially from … Continue reading
Download pdf Or, how to avoid the blindfolded bus driver’s syndrome. Overview This briefing takes the position that the current crisis is at least partially due to the acceptance of certain assumptions or rules about the way that the world … Continue reading
Summary The latest Executive Briefing on my main website focuses upon the question of how to predict where change barriers might be in an organization, particularly at the level of the individual. From my personal experience, understanding the power bases … Continue reading