Why is it so difficult for groups, organizations, and systems to turn insights into results? The Case of a COVID-19 I took note of Bill Gates’ insights during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2015 TED talk he warned of the need …
A core principle of Cooperative Advantage is that leaders can grow the overall pie by intelligently serving both the whole and each part. The key is integrating, seemingly incompatible, positions into unified action that serves all. Integration moves differences and conflict …
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This time of the coronavirus reveals and amplifies both heroism and fault lines present in our society, our communities, our families, and our organizations. An example of two hospitals Each on their own: A friend of mine is an emergency …
There is an ongoing debate in the U.S. with the framing “How can we best balance the Covid-19 virus with the realities of the economy?” This premise of this question is faulty. It sets up a false tradeoff that limits …
The Opportunity Smart leaders will use the corona virus as an opportunity to improve how employees work together and interact. By identifying and practicing new disciplines we can improve how we work together remotely. The skills we learn will also improve …
Too often our actions are based on dysfunctional habits and protective patterns rather than choice. In 2006, a Duke University researcher determined that more than 40% of daily actions were based on habit. For your brain this is efficient since habits require less energy. However, when habits and …
Many organizations talk about leading from values. Yet I cannot count the number of hotels and other businesses that proudly display a statement of mission and values that strike me as a set of generic platitudes which are disconnected from the service I experience as …
My early career as an oil industry chemical engineer and a strategy consultant was rooted in a competitive mindset. Not only were my employers and clients trying to beat competitors but the competitive mindset permeated the way all of us behaved. …
One December I was working in London. A week into my project for Eurotunnel all the trains in the city were seriously late. British Rail blamed the delays on “the wrong kind of snow.” The next month I was in …
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Strategic framing is one of the most powerful tools a leader has to set expectations and drive innovation. Take Roger Smith the CEO of GM from 1981 to 1990. He oversaw one of the greatest corporate declines in history. GMs …