Are there lessons for managers and business leaders from Kim Jong Un? Well, yes there are in a roundabout way. I cut my teeth, a couple of decades ago, on managing change by leading a new IT project that would revolutionise the way that the organisation worked. It would enable […]
It will come as a shock to many to learn that the iconic consumer electronics brand, Sharp, could only have a year to live – that’s the news reported in the Financial Times today. Sharp isn’t alone. Other icons are suffering erosion too including including Panasonic. For many of us, […]
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 are in the vice-like grip of the recession – on […]
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 that an individual possess within an organization is key to […]