Few things are as important to a company’s long-term health as the culture permeating its daily operations. Sociologists and economists tell us that creating companies is the optimal way for increasing the collective well-being of society. And it is true that this starts when company...
“We have come to know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” —Oscar Wilde The need for a world of profit with better purpose is explained by Mark Carney, ex-Governor of the Bank of Canada, in Value(s): Building a Better World for Us All...
In Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them (2020), Gary Hamel, an American management consultant considered one of the world’s most iconoclastic business thinkers, makes the case for distinguishing between bureaucracy (the features of which are stratification, specialization, formalization, and routinization, which...
“The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.” —Abraham Lincoln In, 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything, Mauro Guillén, sociologist and Director of the Cambridge Judge Business School at Cambridge University, describes how he sees...
Aspiration and inspiration are two different words with considerable difference in meaning although they sound quite similar. Aspiration refers to hope and ambition. We all have dreams about the future. These are our aspirations. Inspiration, on the other hand, refers to the urge to feel...
What do Georgetown University, Fordham University, Boston College, Canisius College, Gonzaga University, Loyola University, Marquette University, and Santa Clara University – all major U.S. learning institutions – have in common? They are all led by Jesuits. And who are the Jesuits? The Society of Jesus is...
The world is currently dealing with COVID-19, a deadly pandemic that is negatively influencing our social and business world. Despite the negative effects of this pandemic, there is much to learn about how we team members, team leaders, and companies can effectively weather the storm...
Leadership is about humility love, and service. It also demonstrates what it means to become open to others, how leaders care for their colleagues and clients, and how they serve for the “greater good." In his book, Grace: A Leaders Guide to a Better Us,...
The importance of the ability to adapt is eloquently captured in “The Reinventionist Mindset: Learning to Love Change, and the Human How of Doing It Brilliantly” by Joe Jackman (2020): “Change is everywhere and coming for us fast. This isn’t breaking news. Yet, despite knowing this...
“Leaders who choose resilience over defeat, not only gain energy to sustain change, but also gain happiness from doing meaningful work, which makes a difference to all involved.” —U.S. President George Washington (1795) Thoughtful team leaders and team members are now more than ever eager to...