by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 5, 2008
All of the attendees at Gary Hamel’s conference on management innovation were assembled in one room (see Part 2). The entire group engaged in a dialogue during the day’s first few hours. It was quite amazing that 35 highly opinionated people could (for the...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 4, 2008
It is impossible to describe all of the conversations at Gary Hamel’s conference on management innovation (see Part 1). The dialogue ranged from questions on whether we had the right language to describe how to drag management into the 21st century; is...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 3, 2008
A few months ago, I received an unusual invitation. It began with, “Permit me to introduce myself. I’m Professor of Strategic Management at the London Business School, the Director of the Management Lab, and an author (Competing for the Future, The Future...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 25, 2008
I recently spent a day and a half in our quarterly board meeting. Many more hours went into preparing for it. I have put more than 30 years of my life into pre-meeting stress and anxiety and post-meeting exhaustion and reflection. These meetings are almost miniature...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 22, 2008
Who wins when multi-national corporations acquire small, natural-products companies? The anecdotal evidence suggests it’s not the entrepreneur. While there are a few potential success stories, such as Groupe Danone’s acquisition of a majority stake in...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 13, 2008
The most recent study from the research firm Towers Perrin showed that only 21% of employees felt engaged in their work and that fully 38% feel partially or fully disengaged. The Extra Mile, a new book by David MacLeod and Chris Brady reviewed in the Financial Times...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 4, 2008
The Giants beat the New England in the Super Bowl. John McCain is leading the GOP presidential race. Lee Scott and Bill Gates are calling for a more responsible form of capitalism. In ads for Burt’s Bees, Clorox takes the personal care industry to task over...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 28, 2008
The Economists Makes an About Face Last week was an amazing time in the annals of corporate responsibility.
Bill Gates, speaking at Davos, called upon business leaders for a kinder capitalism. “We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Oct 2, 2007
Now that’s a little harsh, but Ben Elgin’s Business Week cover story, “Little Green Lies”, uncovered a wealth of interesting information that led to a number of erroneous conclusions resulting from a lack of context and the highly selective use of...
