This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13, the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program. No one has forgotten that part of history, but we would do well to revisit the lessons we learned fifty years ago during this time of uncertainty. James Lovell commanded the third Apollo mission that wasRead more
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In the arts, we think of bricoleurs as those who can create a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. Bricoleurs rule in the do-it-yourself realm, and we need them now more than ever to help us piece together what it will take to help businesses bounce back from economicRead more
The first step in giving yourself a talent advantage is to hire the best and brightest in your industry. Bad hiring decisions will cost you, both in dollars and lost opportunities, so get that right, and you will have taken the critical first step to make sure you have a number of high potentials toRead more
Building trust within an organization is a complicated and fragile process that requires unwavering attention on the part of the leaders at all levels of the organization. Employees need to have trust in the people who are running the organization. They have to believe that decision makers have the vision and competence to set theRead more
What is strategy? The definitions vary slightly, but the common elements and their effects on the realities of organizational life are apparent. According to three longstanding experts in the field, strategy is: “a framework of choices that determine the nature and direction of an organization.” 1 “those policies and key decisions adopted by management thatRead more
