Here’s why leaders must look beyond headline-grabbing promises to understand true operational capabilities.
As command-and-control structures crumble, blending perspectives and embracing technology creates stronger, more innovative organizations.
Excessive and misaligned status meetings disempower teams and cause organizational drag. Resetting meeting governance and cascading authorities smooths flows and boosts efficiency and productivity.
Leaders must drive constant evolution, steering organizations to adapt fluidly using data-backed decisions. Nostalgia for past glory won’t yield future success – timely transformation guided by courageous leadership does.
As the tragic Post Office scandal highlights, falsely promoted technology can wreak havoc on human lives when governance falters – but engaged leaders committed to understanding contexts can correct dysfunctional structure.
Modern businesses have to be agile and dynamic to thrive. Yet outdated ways of working are causing a disconnection between the boardroom, where PowerPoint and Excel remain, and our new information reality.
It’s counter-productive to pin all hopes and excuses on precise predictions in an increasingly uncertain world. Holding planners & managers accountable for detailed perfection will create an impossible burden and hamper meaningful business transformation.
A lack of investment in innovation and short-term thinking has left the UK’s largest water company floundering, but others can learn from the sorry episode so they don’t suffer a sinking feeling.
While we have reached the point where tech capabilities are exceeding the limits of our imaginations, organizations that embrace things like integrated business planning stand to gain a competitive advantage.
The Ukrainian President was viewed as something of a comedian until Russia invaded, but by staying in Kyiv and rallying his people around a common cause, he has shown his authenticity, bravery, and now people are willing to die for him.
What do business leaders need to do to prepare for the way we work in a post-pandemic world?
