Posts Tagged ‘leadership’

QUESTION/COMMENT I see this many times when I’m working with troubled companies…especially those in the government. Stovepipes form around functions (like sales, operations, finance, human resources, IT, etc.) or operational divisions (geographic, markets, event times of the day). What you’re seeing is the typical stovepipe mentality, which is inherent in any corporation that has been [...]

Today’s Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt training curriculum typically fails to address tomorrow’s organizational needs.  Organizational leaders often say: For survival, my business needs more than superior project execution. My business needs Master Black Belts who will create and orchestrate systems to improve financial results so that we can compete effectively in what can [...]

Cover via Amazon “How the Mighty Fall and Why some Companies Never Give in” by Jim Collins describes the five stages for the rise of companies and then failure.  These stages are 1. Hubris born of success; 2. Undisciplined pursuit of more; 3. Denial of risk and pearl; 4. Grasping for salvation; 5. Capitulation to [...]

Image via Wikipedia The environment in the mobile phone business has seen rapid change. Nokia had a 40% stock drop . Now there are efforts to replace the current chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. OPK, his nickname, is being blamed for the traction struggle that the company is experiencing in the fast-changing market for high-end smart [...]

A Harvard Business Review article “Why Few Executives are Skillful Managers” made the following points: “despite the billions of dollars, euros, and yen invested in coaching and management development, remarkably few executives can be regarded as skillful managers. It’s my guess that the majority of managers with responsibility for large teams and significant businesses either [...]