This is an interesting article for anyone in shipping, or just interested in corporate strategy and top level management. at the end is a great short answer on becoming a new CEO (or any management position).
bcg.perspectives – Transforming Companies for Success: An Interview with the CEO of Maersk Group.
Posted in Leadership, Shipping, Strategy
An interview with Jon Kaplan of Google, via McKinsey. How does Google culture work and how do they keep it going?
Learning from Google’s digital culture | McKinsey & Company.
Posted in Advanced Computing, Leadership, Sustainability
McKinsey is reputable and has a good track record. Are these essentials oriented enough toward disruptive innovation? Or are they too much in line with large company needs? I’m constantly reminded of Clayton Christensen and the big firm need to keep appeasing their very large customers with new highly targeted minor innovations instead of disruptive changes that would require the old customers to throw away their investment. But we may need more of the latter.
The eight essentials of innovation | McKinsey & Company.
Still, it is very interesting. I was impressed at how many firms think they have a culture of innovation. I’ve been watching SAP from within their user organization, and seeing how really slow even a very substantial corporate wide thrust at disruptive innovation fueled by high powered individuals is.
Posted in Leadership, Org Behavior, Strategy
Tagged design thinking, disruption, innovation
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