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John, Paul, George, Ringo and Grit.
There’s the joke about how everyone remembers where they were when they first heard The Beatles had broken up, even the people who weren’t …
Succession
Peter The Great, Emperor of Russia (reigned 1682-1724) was a REALLY good king. He was smart, he was effective, he knew how to beat the …
The key to progress
As you all already know, we are in the business of helping organizations change their culture for the better. And our experience has led us to understand …
No Rules Netflix
Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has a new book out, whose main gist is about corporate culture, namely, the one at the company he …
RBG & The Big Three
The great Supreme Court Justice, RBG passed away at the weekend, aged 87. Yes, the political ramifications are enormous, especially during an election year. But …
Go big, go small, just go.
So you want to achieve greatness. You’ve decided that ho-hum mediocrity is not for you. Alrighty then. Well, if you’re going to do that, …
The Hamptons are not Defensible Position by Mark Blyth
Back in the summer of 2015, I visited Athens just as the European Central Bank decided to ration the amount of Euros Greeks could take out …
Why Unconscious Bias Training Doesn’t Work
Culture is a social construct and training will never be the route to more diverse and inclusive organizations. Training solves information problems and our D&I …
A Story As Old As Time
Our old buddy Mike Arrington (founder of Techcrunch, among other things), made a lovely point on Twitter: “One of the first lessons I learned in Silicon …
Looks are deceiving
“Hell Or High Water” was said to be one of the best movies of 2016. It got 4 Oscar nominations, at the very least. The story …
Meaning Is A Constellation
A big part of helping companies is to make their work more meaningful, both to their employees and to their customers. This makes total sense. People …
The go-to guy vs. the here-already guy
First lesson in Economics 101: everything is scarce. But is it, really? Because the global economy, today, is less about guns and butter than …
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