Gary Hamel, Jossey-Bass, February 2012. In with autonomy and liberty, out with bureaucracy and control. Gary Hamel, management guru, is adamant that in an increasingly uncertain environment, what matters most is reinventing the way you manage. This approach is light years away from the theories of the 20th century that called for command & control.Read more…

Waves of social outcry and protest; debt crises in the United States, Europe, and Japan; a growing desire for autonomy among workers; and new technologies that upset the fundamentals of traditional business — 2011 represents a peak in the waves of changes affecting the business world since the beginning of the century. How will businessRead more…

A few painful numbers: according to a survey performed by BVA on behalf of BPI Consulting*, only 22 percent of employees have a very good opinion of their superior and only 18 percent have a favorable view of executives. Trust is in danger and it is high time to act, on both strategic and operationalRead more…