Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It

Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It

Artwork: Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, 2013, wood, metal, glass mirrors, plastic, acrylic panel, rubber, LED lighting system, and acrylic balls, 113″ x 163 3/8″ x 168 1/8″; ©Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy of David Zwirner, Victoria Miro Gallery, Ota Fine Arts, KUSAMA Enterprise Since Michael Porter’s seminal work in the 1980s we have had a clear and widely accepted definition of what strategy is—but we know a lot […]

IT departments in the digital age : from collaboration to robots, with Frederic Charles

IT departments in the digital age : from collaboration to robots, with Frederic Charles

Collaboration, role of the CIO, data, connected objects : what are the big trends of digital transformation ? Frederic Charles , in charge of IT Strategy and governance at Lyonnaise des eaux is an historical pillar of IT Innovation in france, often noticed for his vision and disruptive approach. He accepted to answer to a couple of questions on digital transformation. Fréderic charles Bertrand Duperrin : Hello Frederic. Could you introduce yourself and tell […]

Here’s what makes a great CEO — do you have what it takes?

Here's what makes a great CEO — do you have what it takes?

Enlarge Photo Former energy CEO Al Bolea and University of Houston professor Leanne Atwater teamed up to study what makes great business leaders. 15 photos Home of the Day Sponsor Listing Former energy CEO Al Bolea and University of Houston professor Leanne Atwater teamed up to study what makes great business leaders. Al Bolea has seen it from all angles and determined that a great energy CEO is someone who has developed strong leadership […]

Will contingent work change the consulting business?

Will contingent work change the consulting business?

Will contingent work change the consulting business? We can see the world of work changing around us. Forbes calls this ‘ the contingent economy ’ and says that … while The Economist refers to this as ‘ Workers on Tap ’ and suggests that more and more companies can adopt ‘ The Hollywood Model ’ to increase both the efficiency and effectiveness of their workforce. I first heard the term ‘the Hollywood model’ back […]

[Quote] “Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave”

[Quote] “Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave”

“Tell me how you measure me and I will tell you how I will behave. If you measure me in an illogical way… do not complain about illogical behavior…” Eli Goldratt That’s a quote anyone should have in mind as companies are trying to change the way work is done, to give a boost to collaboration, agility and transverse work in new organizational models. Nobody likes change. That’s a given. So organizations are trying […]

7 Memory Skills That Will Make You Smarter

7 Memory Skills That Will Make You Smarter

Good Will Hunting chalkboard Learning ability is probably the most important skill you can have.  Take it from Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel, authors of ” Make It Stick: The Science Of Successful Learning .”  “We need to keep learning and remembering all our lives,” they write. “Getting ahead at work takes mastery of job skills and difficult colleagues … If you’re good at learning, you have an advantage in life.”  And […]

7 Important Types of Big Data

7 Important Types of Big Data

Big data is a term thrown around in a lot of articles, and for those who understand what big data means that is fine, but for those struggling to understand exactly what big data is, it can get frustrating. There are several definitions of big data as it is frequently used as an all-encompassing term for everything from actual data sets to big data technology and big data analytics. However, this article will focus […]

Psychology Theories

Psychology Theories

Much of what we know about human thought and behavior has emerged thanks to various psychology theories. For example, behavioral theories demonstrated how conditioning can be used to learn new information and behaviors. Psychology students typically spend a great deal of time studying these different theories. Some theories have fallen out of favor, while others remain widely accepted, but all have contributed tremendously to our understanding of human thought and behavior. By learning more […]

Google and Elon Musk to Decide What Is Good for Humanity

Google and Elon Musk to Decide What Is Good for Humanity

esenkartal/Getty Recently published Future of Life Institute (FLI) letter “Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence”, signed by hundreds of AI researchers, many representing government regulators, some sitting on committees with names like “Presidential Panel on Long Term AI future”, in addition to the likes of Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, offers a program professing to protect the mankind from the threat of “super-intelligent AIs.” In a contrarian view, I believe, that should […]

Successful Marriages And Employer-Employee Relationships Share This Crucial Characteristic

Successful Marriages And Employer-Employee Relationships Share This Crucial Characteristic

Jay and Beyonce support one another’s careers. See Also Psychologists Say Couples Have To Make It Through This Stressful Phase To Have A Healthy Marriage Psychologists Say You Need These 3 Compatibilities To Have A Successful Marriage Marriages And Businesses Fail For The Same 3 Reasons, Says A Silicon Valley Couples Therapist Making your employee feel valued and your spouse feel loved both depend on the same thing: significance.  As couples psychologist Peter Pearson […]