Appetite for Change

Thanks to Frederik for showing me this excellent video from Simon Sinek who brilliantly explains that the most successful companies are those that “start with the why” question, before tackling the how and the what. Most businesses and people in general tend to do it the other way around: they start with the what, continue [...]

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A few months ago, Stephen Elop stepped in as the new CEO of Nokia to stop the company’s decline and regain its leadership. In an e-mail sent to all employees, he shared his conclusion after having taken the company’s pulse around the world: Nokia has lost time and lots of opportunities, it now needs to wake [...]

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This post is an adapted english version of this french post: “Mais Qui Conduit le Changement à la Poste?” One of my google alerts came up with this quite worrying press announcement about the way change is being explained to the workers of the french postal service, La Poste. The state-owned group is facing a [...]

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The recent Toyota crisis reminds me of an MBA course session by Pierre Casse about the emotional cycles of life: happiness and depression. I can still hear his words when he introduced his model: “life is good; you feel great, confident, everything is going your way to the point that you become a little complacent and…You [...]

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Pretty much any recently democratically elected head of state made it to the top thanks to their ability to convince voters they would bring the best CHANGE: change of politics, change of style, change of people. Ironically, this is also true for re-elected candidates: they were able to convince they would bring change in continuity! [...]

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The Blogue Marketing Interactif, from Quebec, features an article about how Booz Allen Hamilton successfully implemented its Enterprise 2.0 solution. The case was presented at the Montreal Webcom 09 conference by Walton Smith . The key learning for businesses interested in implementing new collaborative solutions is that not less than 50% of the budget was spent [...]

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“How can we … free ourselves from our addiction to episodic change and move to a much more healthy habit of continuous business improvement?” is the very pertinent question asked by a senior BP executive, Fiona Macleod, at the recent Wharton Leadership Conference. Her thoughts on the subject are interesting as she has lead several [...]

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Image by KLINX via Flickr As a true tennis fan, I have been following enthusiastically past year’s battles at the top of the tennis world, marked by the rise of Nadal and the fall of “King” Roger. From a strategy and change management perspective, Roger’s struggle is an interesting case to look at. I find [...]

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The CGIAR is the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. It is described as a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural research centers, which mission is “To achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, policy, and environment.” [...]

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