ByEY
EY begs the question: For CEOs, are the days of sidelining global challenges numbered? In attempting to answer, EY shares the official 2019 EY CEO Imperative Study – revealing that investors and boards expect CEOs to respond to humanity’s greatest challenges. In fact, it has found that it’s the new growth imperative. But how exactly – and how is it that CEOs can no longer rely on the old excuses for inaction on challenges?
I have lived in an age where technology advances have been rather amazing and certainly life-changing for the vast majority of persons on the planet. I have witnessed: the birth of manned space-flight culminating with sending men to the moon and returning safely back to Earth; trans/inter-continental flights becoming routine; the birth of the personal…
The Operational Excellence Society is proudly hosting its latest online business educational initiative, coined the Operational Excellence Webinar series. This webinar’s thought leader is Frederick Fladmark, from the Norwegian Armed Forces. Date & Time : Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT) Webinar Abstract Learn how to create effective teams that grow your business,…
ByHBR.org
Summary. It is often said that a strong vision makes a good leader. But in a crisis, people don’t need a vision to inspire them–they’re already raring to act. Instead, they need what psychologists call “holding”–leaders who acknowledge their emotions and give them a sense of context and reality. Holding allows people to channel their desire…
A few years ago, a good friend of mine loaned me a book entitled “The Elegant Universe,” by Brian Greene. He warned me that there were a lot of physics in it, and that it pertained to the essence of the universe, but that I might be interested in reading it. When I inquired as…
In Reuters market news, the Federal Reserve is in the spotlight. According to Reuters, the Federal Reserve may scrap international measures aimed at assessing bank health – in favor of imposing its own rules. As a consequence, the transition is frustrating bankers who have spent billions retooling their books to meet global standards. Moreover, Fed officials…
Welcome to Episode 2 of The Outliers Inn – Organizational Change: Past, Present, and Future Topic: Who changes the change? Are we in a radical new era of thinking about organisations, or is it plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose? Are we any better now at managing organisations – and managing change and transformation – than…
