Technological evolution is driving everyone, within almost every sort of organisation, to analyse and re-analyse every ‘known’ about their worlds. But a lot of this analysis and re-imagining is actually panic. Panic that we don’t really get it. Panic that this might be the one thing we need to get. Panic as we sense Digital Darwinism … Continue reading “DON’T PANIC: In a time of tech-driven transformation, don’t get hung up on the tech”
Tag: Economic shift
Category shift the C-Suite: time to reconsider the basics?
Often the biggest important change we need to make relates to something basic. Something nobody thought was part of the problem. But because the basic thing is…well, so basic, it’s easy to leave it out of our consideration set – meaning that qualitative change is hard to achieve. So it’s interesting (to me, anyway) to think … Continue reading “Category shift the C-Suite: time to reconsider the basics?”
Get happy: six ways to make your business more joyful (and effective)
Does happiness matter in business? Is the world a better or worse place? Depending who you talk to, it’s never been better or it has rarely been worse. But looking at the organisation and the business world, let’s ask: is happiness truly valuable? Is it practical? Can you actually drive a strategy that captures that value, isolates … Continue reading “Get happy: six ways to make your business more joyful (and effective)”
Capitalism: dying, or presenting new opportunities?
Is capitalism dying? Paul Mason’s thesis, and the subject of his now well-publicised book, is that it is. But is this a theory or just a well, kinda idea? And in any case, does it have real weight? Or as one reviewer put it, is it ‘deeply misguided‘? It’s a question, in the end, of how … Continue reading “Capitalism: dying, or presenting new opportunities?”
