Management must be reinvented

Re-allocation of capital and resources in an economy is about shifting from the business failures of the old, tired and stagnating to the new and future-ready enterprises.
Re-allocation of capital and resources in an economy is about shifting from the business failures of the old, tired and stagnating to the new and future-ready enterprises.
I had some interesting reactions when I posted "The key to a successful recovery from this crisis is how fast ...
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The key to a successful recovery from this crisis is how fast the economies can re-allocate both financial and human capital
The key to a successful recovery from this crisis is how fast the economies can re-allocate both financial and human capital
What is certain from this crisis is that the global and national economies will be faced with serious downturns. The ...
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In order to be globally competitive, we need to start opening ourselves more to the world.
In order to be globally competitive, we need to start opening ourselves more to the world.
2018 is a World Cup year. This year, 32 teams from all over the world will be competing to be ...
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What is organisation culture? What are the dimensions to culture?
What is organisation culture? What are the dimensions to culture?
Organisation culture is quite hard to define. Many seem to agree that organisation culture refers to the organisations' values, beliefs, ...
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Colourful offices to inspire creativity and innovation, like Google?
Colourful offices to inspire creativity and innovation, like Google?
Amongst many things, Google is also well known for its creatively designed office and work spaces. The logic behind the ...
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6 management books as references for Management reinvented for a VUCA world
6 management books as references for Management reinvented for a VUCA world
Management is in need of a major rethink. We live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous ("VUCA") world - ...
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3 reasons why innovation is the only way out of this rut
3 reasons why innovation is the only way out of this rut
The world is changing so quickly that whatever we know now is quite simply out of date already. What got ...
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Cool hipster place at one|half & awesome canteen in Taman Paramount PJ
Cool hipster place at one|half & awesome canteen in Taman Paramount PJ
Thanks to our hipster 16 year old daughter, we found these stores in Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya - called "one|half" ...
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The environment shapes culture. Change the environment, culture will follow.
The environment shapes culture. Change the environment, culture will follow.
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. You can have a great strategy, but if the culture is not right then the ...
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Hate the bell curve? Try this framework for a new performance model
Hate the bell curve? Try this framework for a new performance model
Management always talk about creating a performance culture. To achieve the above, we see the implementation of performance management tools ...
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/ Beyondbudgeting, innovation, management, Management & Business
Don’t limit empowerment. But create accountability by having transparency
Help! I need accountability [image]
I often have discussions around the issue of accountability at work. My work deals with establishment of limits of authorities, ...
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/ Beyondbudgeting, business, management, Management & Business
12 principles of highly adaptable, ethical and performing organisations
innovation and management
As a member of the Beyond Budgeting Roundtable (BBRT) I have been studying management activities that encouraged or impeded performance ...
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/ Beyondbudgeting, innovation, leadership, management, Management & Business
If you want innovation, you have to encourage independent thought
If you want innovation, you have to encourage independent thought
We live in an age where technology, customer expectations, and markets shift rapidly. Sticking with dogma and age old ideas, ...
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There is a painful paradox in trying to separately optimise every part of a firm
There is a painful paradox in trying to separately optimise every part of a firm
Firms work on the basis of the interaction between different people, or groups of people. No single person in an ...
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Throw out the annual target setting scheme, it’s disconnected to strategy anyway.
Throw out the annual target setting scheme, it's disconnected to strategy anyway.
Again and again, we wrestle with the disconnect between strategy and our performance measurement systems. Often our strategy is aimed ...
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/ Beyondbudgeting, management, Management & Business, productivity
The problem with performance management systems
The problem with performance management systems
Most performance management systems tend to be very rigid and often creates dissatisfaction and dysfunctional behaviours amongst employees. These are ...
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/ Beyondbudgeting, management, Management & Business
Strengthening governance in entrepreneural firms
Strengthening governance in entrepreneural firms
As entrepreneur organisations grow in size, it is often very difficult for the founders (who are often owners) of the ...
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The Secret of BMW’s Success
The Secret of BMW's Success
Another BMW success article. source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_42/b4005078.htm The Secret of BMW's Success BMW's reputation for innovation can be traced to its ...
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BMW Designworks USA – driven by design
BMW Designworks USA - driven by design
Yet another BMW article on Business Week to add to the collection. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/oct2006/bw20061005_473123.htm BMW by Design BMW's California-based Designworks ...
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BMW’s dream factory
BMW's dream factory
Found this article on the net... source: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_42/b4005072.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story BMW's Dream Factory Sharing the wealth, listening to even the lowest-ranking workers, ...
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