Archive for August, 2009
Leadership Judgement vs. Rational Decision Making
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Making judgement calls is an everyday activity for most leaders. But often, decisions are too complex to rely on gut feel or instinct. They require sufficient information to drive more logic based decisions.
We start making judgement decisions from the day we are born, taking in all the environmental, comfort and influence factors around us. We [...]
The Role of Change Networks
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The world is fast becoming densely connected, introducing both new promise and new peril.
With data flowing openly across most international borders, consumers have become creators, and new innovation, risks and news cascade through the system immune to local politics. For organizations to prevent innovation turning from promise to peril, they need to implement new strategies, [...]
Performance, Innovation and Complexity
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009When looking at performance we need to consider the role of innovation and complexity in business.
Innovation is no longer solely focused in traditional products and services, but in business processes, business models and management models. Innovation in these areas are far more sustainable and competitive that innovation in products and services. With product development cycles [...]