Over the past 20 months, we have lived through a lot of disruptions. While these disruptions might have started with COVID-19, the pandemic created a cascade of ripple effects that impacted our health system, work environments, economies, social justice, education...
I was intrigued by a 2018 Harvard Business Review blog by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, and Vince Brewerton. Entitled Why do so many managers forget they’re human beings? the blog included a quote by Javier Pladevall, CEO of Volkswagen Audi Retail in Spain who...
I am looking out my window and thinking that it looks like fall. Leaves are beginning to fall on the ground and the trees are turning color as they usually do in October. What is odd, is that at the same time it is 90 degrees F in August. Where I live, we are...
I have been reflecting on the different sounds that surround the growing realization that we are living in an interdependent world. For example, anyone following the mask debate knows that the tensions between autonomy and interdependence can be loud and jarring;...
In 2002, 3M published a paper celebrating its 100-year history and the lessons they have learned about developing a culture of innovation titled 3M – A Century of Innovation. It is a wonderful look at the innovative nature of this company. Here are a few lessons from...
