Do you think Shareholder value is stupid? Maybe you should. I was just referencing friend and colleague Stephen Denning, a Forbes contributor and author of The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative. Denning asserts in his Forbes post that: a growing number of CEOs agree: shareholder value theory is … [Read more...] about Salesforce CEO Slams ‘The World’s Dumbest Idea’: Maximizing Shareholder Value
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Uncertainty and Globalization: Uncertainties Are More Important Than Trends
Uncertainty and globalization Uncertainty and globalization are joined at the hip as the world vacillates between open borders and hostility, creating tension and opportunity. For every trend, there is an uncertainty waiting to derail it. Some outside force prowling at the edges of visibility waiting to pounce on what so many consider an inevitability. I found it … [Read more...] about Uncertainty and Globalization: Uncertainties Are More Important Than Trends
Emotional Infrastructure: How Core Competencies Are Breaking Your Organization’s Heart
Emotional Infrastructure or HOW CLINGING TO CORE COMPETENCIES IS BREAKING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S HEART ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE COMPLEX THAN EVER, AND FOCUSING TOO MUCH ON GARY HAMEL'S IDEA OF "CORE COMPETENCIES" IS BOTH OUTDATED AND DAMAGING TO YOUR COMPANY'S EMOTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE Since Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad put forth the idea of "core competencies" in a 1990 … [Read more...] about Emotional Infrastructure: How Core Competencies Are Breaking Your Organization’s Heart
Happy New Year: Strategic Thinking in Review
Happy New Year from Serious Insights! Strategic Thinking in Review Here are the top 10 2014 insights from SeriousInsights.net: What is an Information Worker? Welcome to the Serendipity Economy Scenario Planning: Getting to the Matrix How to write a good scenario planning focal question? Five Flappy Bird Addictions That Will Make You a Better Manager Why … [Read more...] about Happy New Year: Strategic Thinking in Review
Angry Birds Layoffs: Poor strategic aim causes pigs to proliferate as Rovio’s growth slows
Angry Birds Layoffs Rovio announced layoffs today as reported in Wired Rovio Layoffs Prove Mobile Gaming Is an Industry of One-Hit Wonders (October 2, 2014,) and elsewhere. I don’t believe, however, that Rovio’s issues stem from the inherent nature of mobile gaming. If we look at their iconic games, we find “innovations” that distract from gameplay and push advertising … [Read more...] about Angry Birds Layoffs: Poor strategic aim causes pigs to proliferate as Rovio’s growth slows
