Thank you !
Thank you Leo Biddle and your team at www.projectorangutan.com to provide sustainable solutions and best possible care for endangered species on Borneo. We are proud to have had our football charity cup for the 3rd time as a truly cross-generational event, bringing Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z together.
„Humble Leadership“
Great article from Daniel M. Cable about how “Humble Leadership““. It starts with a question. Followed by listening. Be present. Just ask the right people and listen carefully to them. When you’re a leader — no matter how long you’ve been in your role or how hard the journey was to get there — you […]
Bureaucracy – Bureaucrazy – Humanocracy
Awesome and strong article about “bureaucracy”. The Corporate Rebels refer to Gary Hamel’s data showing that large companies have become even more conservative; based on the BMI (Bureaucracy Mass Index); HBR, August 10, 2017. Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini are calling bureaucracy the enemy of speed. I would like to add “of agility”. “Bureaucracy must […]
Why Managers Are Central to an Agile Culture
by Jim Harter, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Workplace Management and Well-Being at Gallup. Very interesting article about agile culture and the relationship between culture and agility. Would you believe that only half of the employees (globally) know what is expected of them ? How to be agile then ? STORY HIGHLIGHTS The quality of your managers […]
If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Thank you, Bill Taylor, for this wonderful article about “humility” and “ambition”. And about “HUMBITION”, the combination of both. Bill is also referring to Edgar Schein’s book Humble Inquiry illustrating the 3rd and for leaders most relevant form of humility: the “here-and-now humility”. A recent management column in the Wall Street Journal appeared under the […]
In Davos, Alibaba founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma spoke about some of the key challenges
He said: “To gain success a person will need high EQ; if you don’t want to lose quickly you will need a high IQ, and if you want to be respected you need high LQ – the IQ of love.“ When Jack Ma was asked the question what LQ is, Jack Ma said: “The quotient […]
How to increase chances of successful change
Leaders face increasingly complex and challenging business contexts. The ability to be agile and change at speed in order to respond to new barriers or opportunities is key. John P. Kotter, the respected leadership/management writer and Harvard Professor wrote in 2002: “…central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. All those elements, and others, […]