The Great Extinction
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the e…
Adaptability
Unicorns don’t kill dinosaurs, meteors do!
So, you’re a senior leader, maybe a CEO and today is the first day of the rest of your life! How are you going to spend it? Will you continue to tread …
Defensive vs. Progressive transformations
Most corporations in need of transformation are complex organizations. This complexity was built in decades of focusing on optimizing the core business…
Getting to the Heart and Soul of Artificial Intelligence
Almost 5 years ago, Mother Jones[1] published a compelling vision of how quickly Artificial Intelligence (AI) could take over our jobs and completely s…
Why your transformation might fail
Having shared the stage at the Nordic Business Forum, in late January, with Anita Traaseth, Alex Osterwalder, Eric Ries and Seth Godin was definitely e…
Are People Really Your Greatest Asset? – Part 2
In Part 1 of “Are People Really Your Greatest Asset?” we took a look at building “people portfolios,” using the financial investing principles of Alloc…
Are People Really Your Greatest Asset? – Part 1
In Part 1 of “Are People Really Your Greatest Asset?” we’ll look at the first of three steps toward building “people portfolios,” using financial inves…
Organisational adaptability – leadership challenges
Back in 1999 IBM’s Stephen Haeckel introduced the concept of the adaptive enterprise. At the heart of such an organisation is the ability to sense wha…