McKinsey & Co predicts an increased focus on internal efficiency in large organizations … promoting ‘Lean Management’ as a specific response. The general observation is interesting as it may well pave the way for other types of responses. Is this
Excerpts from ‘The big lie of strategic planning’, Roger L. Martin, HBR Jan-Feb 2014, p 78. Traditional strategic planning comfortably treats future revenues like costs that can be managed and controlled – using tons of hours producing very detailed plans
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… purpose-driven, performance-oriented, and principles-led — and they have talent strategies that guide even their business strategies. (HBR, Jan-Feb 2014, p. 65) Interesting the words ‘game changing’ has been everywhere recently …
IDEO CEO Tim Brown (HBR Jan-Feb 2014, p. 56): “… the more complex the problem, the more help you need”. By making collaborative generosity [help] the norm, the design firm [IDEO] has unleashed it’s creativity. Read more about IDEO’s Culture