If you must provoke a radical turnaround… Try benevolence!

If you must provoke a radical turnaround… Try benevolence!

Often, when parachuted into a turnaround situation, we face a bit of a dilemma: Do I “shake my people up” or do I comfort them? A first surprising experience of leadership as a ski instructor (for those of you who know me now, it is inconceivable that I once had long...

Get rid of your “superstars”!

This morning, actuality came knocking on the door of this blog, which explains why it is posted later than usual. The news is irrelevant in the context of the existing horrors and gigantic economic and environmental challenges. But in the microcosm of football, I read...
Der Weg ist das Ziel! How to create an impactful statement

Der Weg ist das Ziel! How to create an impactful statement

Last week’s post has attracted a lot of attention and numerous comments (almost all private, given the level most of you operate at). A consensus seems to emerge: A Vision/Mission/Strategic/Values Statement  cannot be reduced to a simple communication exercise....

No company ever became visionary through a vision statement!

Built to last, the book from Stanford professors James Collins and Jerry Porras has been a revelation for millions of students, academics and executives, since its publication in 1994. It has since lost a part of its credibility (see this article in Fast Company), as...