Leadership Memo 2024-11 "We have too many meetings!" This complaint echoes across boardrooms and offices everywhere. The overwhelming monster of “meeting culture”—which only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic—is now more complex as remote and hybrid work become the norm. Predictions…
Category: Business Agility
Agile Leadership: 7 Mindsets and 6 Skills for Tomorrow’s Leaders
Leadership Memo 2024-10 In a world where change is the only constant, agility is no longer an option, it's a necessity. But what does it mean to be an effective leader in this age of disruption? At a recent conference,…
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Bayer’s New Model: Bill Anderson’s Vision and Early Results
Leadership Memo 2024-9 Over the past few months, we've been following Bill Anderson's audacious strategy to revitalize Bayer, the struggling German pharmaceutical giant. At the heart of this corporate experiment lies Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO), a corporate experiment unlike any…
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Beyond Hierarchies: The Challenges and Promise of Bayer’s Decentralization Strategy
Leadership Memo 2024-8 In recent months, I introduced you to the most audacious corporate experiment in recent years: Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO). DSO is Bill Anderson’s bold strategy to revive Bayer, the struggling German pharmaceutical giant. I’ve explained what DSO…
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Preventing Dry Rot
Leadership Memo 2023-7 We have been discussing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s leadership traits for the last 3 months. If you missed them, you can read them here. However, I know that not everyone gets excited about management and leadership concepts. But…
21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 3)
Leadership Memo 2023-6 “I am transfixed by the example of President Zelenskyy. I have watched every one of his addresses. He is plainspoken, quietly forceful, and unstinting with the truth. I have been studying leadership and fearlessness my whole life.…
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From Concerns to Solutions: Harnessing Agile Governance for AI and Machine Learning
What do you think of AI and machine learning? Specifically, OpenAI and AI chatbots like ChatGPT? The CEO of OpenAI warns that AI “can go quite wrong”. Apple is concerned about external AI tools. Leaders like Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak,…
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21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 2)
Leadership Memo 2023-5 After more than a year, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, continues to inspire his fellow countrymen to fight on, and he continues to lead an international campaign to garner monetary and military support. An amazing feat by a…
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Do you think fear based teams work better?
Leadership Memo 2023-2 Last month, I mentioned that the job of a 21st-century leader is to create and maintain an environment that allows the workers to work at their natural best, where employees feel safe and motivated to contribute to…
Tips on how to thrive in this complex and rapidly changing world
Leadership Memo 2023-1 Happy New Year! I hope you all had a refreshing break and are recharged to dive into 2023! As I look back on 2022, I am very thankful for the opportunities that I had. I met many…
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