Complex Ideas For A Competent You
One holiday week behind and one stomach bug out of my system, I am coming back to this blog to share with you, Dear Reader, the final series of deep dives for this year—we are going to look into Start With Why by Simon Sinek. Much in the spirit of this book, I will start,… Continue reading Introducing “Start With Why”: Why Is Your Why So Important?
The book I am reviewing today is the first book on change management you must read. It is very short. It is so short, in fact, that in this article I will combine its review with a deep dive. The book's name is Who Moved My Cheese? It is quick, easy to read, somewhat on… Continue reading “Who Moved My Cheese?”…And Why It Does Not Matter
This is my short and sweet review of Chief of Staff by Tyler Parris. But as usual (even more than usual, to be honest), this review will have an inquisitive edge to it. All because my first deep dive into this book went somewhat viral on LinkedIn and the second one quite underperformed. I drew… Continue reading Book Review: “Chief Of Staff: The Strategic Partner Who Will Revolutionize Your Organization”
This article will be about management and strategy. I must say this upfront because, for my readers who aren't planning to get a chief of staff or become one, the book title Chief of Staff: The Strategic Partner Who Will Revolutionize Your Organization wouldn't seem to be of much interest. But if you have been… Continue reading Introducing “Chief Of Staff”: How The Chief Of Staff Role Reflects The Core Shift In Management And Leadership
There are books and there are Books. In strategic management (and management overall), Strategy Safari is one of those Books that you read once in a lifetime, and everything that you knew, thought you knew, and wish you had known falls into place. Then you give a sigh of relief... Only to realize that there… Continue reading Book Review: “Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds Of Strategic Management”
In the previous deep-dive article, we explored the prescriptive schools of strategy making (aka this-is-how-you-should-do-it schools). With this article, we are diving into an exciting world of the descriptive schools (aka this-is-how-you-are-actually-doing-it schools). The Entrepreneurial School: "Enter The Elephant's Rider!" If you recall my very first article on Strategy Safari, the authors compared strategy to… Continue reading “Strategy Safari” Deep Dive: How Accurate Is Your “Big Picture”?
I am traveling this week and didn't manage to finish my next deep-dive on Strategy Safari in time for the blog publication. But don't you worry, dear Reader, I have something for you this week that will sweeten the wait and my poor blog management skills (it's a learning curve). 2 Articles 2 Read Henry… Continue reading Quick Break: 2 articles & 2 videos on leadership, management, and authenticity
Taking a sharp turn from the philosophical conclusion of "Management of the Absurd" , here is a short and sweet review / summary of the book’s key ideas.
Have you ever experienced an act of leadership that you would compare to a sunset or beautiful symphony? Towards the end of his "Management of the Absurd", Richard Farson approaches the topic of leadership in an unexpectedly poetic way: “Management and leadership are high arts. When they are working well, they compare favorably to the other great aesthetic moments of our lives, to symphonies and sunsets”. I long thought of a good example and I think I got one (captured in this article). Do you?
To all my fellow Business Operations folks reading this, do you remember that one time when your boss told you “This isn’t working, we must drastically change our approach” only to hear out your detailed plan a week later and claim that the organization was not ready for it? They say they want it but… Continue reading “Management Of The Absurd” Deep Dive: Why Is Change So Hard… For Those Who Initiate It?
Knowledge In Action 