Organizational Transformation
Every few years “the solution” arrives. The true believers enthusiastically evangelize their networks while the skeptics announce, “there is nothing new here.” The truth often lies somewhere in the middle. Given that leadership and management practices have been illustrated and discussed from the beginning of human interaction, it would be surprising to discover an overlooked significant truth. The more likely explanation is that the current context and challenges have created the right environment for a particular idea to be fruitful at this time. Victor Hugo captured it well: “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
Two approaches…
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Organizational Transformation
The film industry loves the sequel. The artistic argument revolves around a chance to more fully develop characters, explore new plot lines, and tell an even better story. However, the track record for most sequels falls under the category of underachievement. Given that reality, it is also illuminating to consider the economic argument. An established fan base, previous success, and a workable formula for production and marketing greatly reduce the economic risk. Despite being an industry driven by creativity, risk mitigation plays a big role in the decision making. So, how do film companies find the balance between enabling…
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Organizational Transformation
For those of us born in the middle of the last century, we experience both amazement and disappointment when we reflect on our childhood dreams of technology advancements in our lifetime. Clearly the internet and smart phones have placed a dizzying array of information and computing power at our fingertips and yes, we can even see the people we talk to on the phone. But, we are still waiting for our flying cars. While some argue that we live in the most rapidly changing time in history, others point to the generation who saw the introduction of electricity, the…
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