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Bubble Bubble, Toil & Trouble and Some Brewing (see what I did there?)...
We’ve been talking a lot about bubbles this month. An economic bubble happens when the market assigns a value to an asset that is disconnected from its true economic value. Mortgage CDO’s. Tulips....
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You Asked, We Answered: Questions from my live Coaching.com session
Well over 1,000 participants joined in live for my Coaching.com session, “The Permissionless Organization Has Arrived.” Many asked wonderful questions that we didn’t have time to get to in the...
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Discovering the Human Future of Work – Virtual Event Notes & an invitation to...
Speculating about what’s next for the workplace has become quite the hobby. Will it be place-bound or not? Will AI take jobs or create new ones? How can we scale systems but retain our humanity? With...
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June sure was busting out all over!
If the above reference sounds obscure, it’s from an old Rogers & Hammerstein musical that I was taken to as a child and every June, I simply cannot get it out of my head. It’s a pretty good...
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The seesaw of corporate succession – a “time zero” event
When the top leadership of an organization changes, boards often make decisions that seem sensible, but which may not reflect the pattern that made a company successful to begin with. A major reason...
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Why even great predictions don’t create great solutions
Research on how well people can predict the future comes to a resounding conclusion: not well. Asking “What will happen to me?” in a future situation misses the point. Instead, it’s much more...
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More than money – how do you design incentive systems that drive behavior?
When people in organizations talk about their incentive systems, inevitably the conversation involves compensation. Often, it stops there. But the wonderful work of Steve Kerr and others demonstrates...
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Maybe Brat Summer is what a lot of us need right now
Wasn’t it amazing that Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was able to put a feminist spin on aggressive pink? Well here we are in the summer of 2024 and slime green has taken its place. Brat summer is here and it...
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Choice architecture makes its way into anti-trust: Google Ruling
The theory of monopoly has to date been firmly rooted in the analog world. Traditionally, a monopoly occurred when there was a single seller or producer and no close substitutes. With the Justice...
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The Perils of Great Success
Most of the time, bringing an innovation to life doesn’t work out. But sometimes, in a magical moment, product-market fit is achieved, the market responds and there is a glorious period of success. But...
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Transient advantage isn’t going away – how AI can help with inevitable...
The field of strategy has long been anchored to the idea that industries exist and that the normal state of things is in equilibrium. Maybe that was the way things were, but it certainly isn’t the way...
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We say we want adaptive behavior but we reward other things…
As part of my research for my new book, I’ve been revisiting many management classics, including Arie de Geus’ book “The Living Company.” It’s a gem, and reveals what can happen when we don’t treat...
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