The Paradox of Friendship

The Paradox of Friendship

Following last week’s post, on the courageous decision of Warren Buffet, to invite a longtime critic of his to his annual shareholders’ meeting because he felt that it would add value to the reunion, here is a great video clip, pushing the idea further… It reminds me...

“Strategy prevents them from thinking!”

This is the cry from the heart, our strategy specialist, Nick van Heck from Executive Learning Partnership, said to a client who was complaining about his people, following the script instead of behaving as real entrepreneurs. In the old days, when strategy was...

The Midlife Crisis of Organizations

I recently read an excellent book on the “Midlife Crisis” which I warmly recommend. I was relieved to see confirmed that this critical moment of our lives, poorly understood and commented by so many, does not necessarily mean that one suddenly buys a Harley-Davidson...

The Power of a Deep Intent

Derek Anthony Redmond was a British athlete, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4×400 metres relay.  As for all other athletes, winning the Olympic title was the dream of a life time and Derek had worked harder than...