The Company and Family, Their Birth Of Breaking Bread Together
Posted on24 Dec 2018
Tagsemployee engagement, spirit, company life cycle, history, families, organizational culture, bread
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Over the holidays, at a small reunion of ex-coworkers, an invited outsider said he always liked our company from a distance. The... Read More
5 Tips When Going Against the Tide of History
Posted on27 Jun 2016
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Driving change usually means going against the tide of history. It’s tough. Overnight, everyone becomes a historian. They say you can’t do... Read More
Power of Being First and How to Tap Its Full Effect
Posted on26 Jan 2015
TagsThe Economist, Fallen Child Analogy, agenda setting, precedence, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Thoughts, think outside the box, security, price, power, law, history, first, conversation, anchoring
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The power of being first triggers our need for security. This power exerts itself in all parts of our lives, from laws... Read More
Apocalyptic Decision Making – Dealing with Volatility
Posted on18 Sep 2014
TagsApocalyptic Decision Making Series, G. James Lemoine, Nathan Bennett, VUCA, volatility, big data, comfort, Statistical Analysis, planning, history, Harvard Business Review, event, decisions
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Nathan Bennett and G. James Lemoine (“What VUCA Really Means for You” [Harvard Business Review, January 2014 edition]) superficially introduced the four... Read More
Change Management Strategy #5: Two Pictures of Change
For any change management strategy, it’s important to identify how we and the culture we’re impacting conceptually picture change. This helps us... Read More
Stories as Inhibitors of Change, Innovation
Posted on11 Mar 2013
Tagsopinions, change, change management, dissent, facts, history, ideas, Influence, innovation, Northwestern University, adaptability, question, rationale, storytelling, The New Yorker, thinking process, think outside the box, George Packer, Dan McAdams
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Stories galvanize people, helping them to learn, to coalesce around ideas. If we look at this galvanization as solidification, we can also... Read More
Wildfires, Computer Models and Sophisticated GIGO
Posted on03 Jan 2013
Tagsanchoring, computer simulations, computers, confession, experience, history, Influence, quantify, The Atlantic, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Michael Behar, wildfires
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Early on, I learned about GIGO, Garbage In Garbage Out. Translated, if you don’t input good data into the computer don’t expect... Read More
The Success of Failure and the Failure of Success
Posted on16 Sep 2010
Tagsobjective, feelings, flexibility, gain, history, intuition, joy, learn, legitimate, lesson, logic, mistakes, fear, organization, pain, perspective, Peter M. Madsen, planning, profitability, rationale, success, The Economist, Vinit Desai, Academy of Management Journal, anticipatory, decisions, emotions, employees, experience, failure
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How many times have we heard, “Nothing breeds success like success?” In a study of the orbital launch vehicle industry by Peter... Read More
