As part of pursuing my "business detox" research agenda, I have tried to pay due attention to the work of economist Ronald Coase who developed the first theories on "why firms exist". As The Economist newspaper explains in their recent obituary for ... [Continue Reading]
The older I get…
(Thanks to blogger http://dougdoeslife.com/ for this gem...Thanks Doug!) ... [Continue Reading]
What does your brand really stand for?
One of the initiatives that I have been focused on over the past several months is helping to create and deliver a public offering on "creating your authentic brand", through my business Career Coaching International. The word choice "authentic" is ... [Continue Reading]
45 life lessons, written by a 90 year old
Just came across this in my email inbox, via my StumbleUpon feed. What exactly did we do before we had automated bots cluttering up our lives with stuff they were programmed to deliver based on some algorithm somewhere that expects this to be a good ... [Continue Reading]
For real and lasting change, build in “drip-feeding”
Last weekend, I spent my Sunday facilitating a fairly large not-for-profit board of a national association. My remit was two-fold; first, to help them develop an action plan for a major internal (mandatory) initiative spanning about 10 months, and ... [Continue Reading]
Advice: how to turn around nearly anything
The following article is a re-post of some excellent advice about driving a turn-around situation. This article comes from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, in an HBR blog post of 5th November 2013. While a quick read and some general advice, it is a great ... [Continue Reading]
Programming innovation into your company
Innovation is a big topic, and is getting a lot of attention these days in a lot of management circles. Several months ago I was asked to write a paper on how one might go about building more innovative thinking into a company's culture. That ... [Continue Reading]
Transforming a lone nut into a leader
How to start a movement -- 3:10 minute instructional guide, compliments of Derek Sivers: ... [Continue Reading]
Intent + focus + 30 days = new habit
The regular reader of my blog will know that I write a lot about how to go about transforming oneself through reflection, discipline, and new habit building. Here is a great little TEDtalk, clocking in at just over 3 minutes, that reinforces the ... [Continue Reading]
Changing the rules: David, Goliath, and Malcolm
Truth be told, I've been struggling a bit lately, trying to make sense of all the business and professional projects I've gotten myself involved in. Now, don't get me wrong -- I'm really enjoying the stuff on my plate: working with some great ... [Continue Reading]
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