“Leadership is acknowledging there is an elephant in the room.” Unknown Today I want to share a perspective on ‘management’, given the current state of the world of work. The Management Function, as I see it, is bigger than ‘risk’, a topic I have written about a lot. While risk is yet to be effectively …
If ever you thought disconnect and dysfunction don’t happen in your organization, I invite you to read this post by my colleague and guest writer, Geoff Marlow. By Geoff Marlow, on Substack 15 Jan 2023 “The one who knows he is confused is not that confused.” — Zhuangzi ¹ In organisational life, lots of attention and …
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . . . “A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, 1859. Nostradamus was one of the best-known prophets of the past. Here we are more than 160 years later, and those words still resonate. If not the economists, the journalists tell us …
“Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet.” Henry Mintzberg Listen – – – Shhhhhhh – – – Listen closely – – – – what you’re hearing is that voice in your head telling you that the title line of this post is entirely wrong. There is a very good reason …
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“A new report issued by the AICPA and North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative found that 65 percent of senior finance leaders agree that the volume and complexity of corporate risks have changed “mostly” or “extensively” over the last five years.” North Carolina State University The contents of the 2022 report come as no surprise. The challenges posed by complexity and increasing risks …
