Minding Maslow & Other Lessons on Enlightened Management
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of presenting with Chip Conley author of Emotional Equations and Peak, How Great Companies Get their Mojo from Maslow. Chip’s recent book, Emotional Equations (www.emotionalequations.com) has been translated into 11 languages and yes dashed to the top of the New York Times best seller list this past year. So, [...]
(+) Thinking™ Can Transform into (+) Learning at Alex and Ani Corporate University
Momentum in manufacturing happens if the marketing “stars” align and the bullwhip effect has been tamed. If you work in supply chain management or recall your MBA days, maybe you remember the Near Beer study? Forio.com provides not only a wonderful explanation of the conundrum framed by the study but also offers a nice (but [...]
Our “STORY” in the workplace
A lot of people consider “storying” an inborn knack or talent. Some listen intently, while others envy the natural-born storytellers around them. Truth is, natural “storying” with strategic intent can be learned by anyone. “Storying,” or storytelling, as a means of expressing personal identity has risen in popularity recently among career advisors and executive consultants. [...]
Is radical management really so radical?
At first glance Steven Denning’s new book struck me as offering revolutionary suggestions to organizational life-as-we-know-it: after all, it’s called The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace. The workplace certainly needs to be reinvented — and Steven is a well-known author who has worked with many large organizations. Recently Steven and I teamed [...]
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