In my blog a few weeks ago “Culture Eats Strategy . . . . or Does It? ” we talked about the need to either work with, or change, corporate culture in a time of transformation. In either case, Selling the Change is essential. Whether you are going through a transformation or NOT, change is all around us and we cannot escape it. The ability to embrace and manage change is THE most critical competency every professional needs to have.
. . . . or that of the 20 other invitees! Does this sound and feel familiar? If not, I would like to know where you work because they have cracked the code that seems to have escaped MOST companies / organizations. Most of our clients are looking for ways to cut out waste.
Some of you may remember Soylent Green (book/movie) where the central premise is people living on wafers because of pollution and over population. You may also have heard recent reports about someone living on no food but something called Soylent-a drink based on the essential elements humans need to survive.
You probably got in your car this morning to get to work and depending on where you live, it may have been a horrendous experience. That is about to change in a big way because the entire “driving a car” paradigm is about to get disrupted big time. And it is fascinating to watch how a well-entrenched auto industry is fighting this existential threat instead of embracing it.
Unless you have been in a cave or just hate football (soccer to the un initiated J), you know by now that Argentina just beat the Dutch. But did you know how many woodwork ( the goal used to be made of wood and not metal) shots there were – shots that hit the goal but didn’t go in? Or that Argentina made 639 passes compared to 818 for the Dutch? And by the way, Netherland covered slightly more distance than Argentina but significantly more distance with possession of the ball? Or the completion rate of the passes and whether they were long, medium or short? And on and on and on.