Is Capitalism 2.0 a Mirage? (Part 2 of 2)
Yesterday, in Part 1 of 2 of this blogpost, I noted that Capitalism 1.X is under attack for its very legitimacy. One approach to fixing the problem is to change the dogma and the ideology—what I called the approach of Capitalism 2.0. An approach like this is taken in two new writings by major strategic […]
Is Capitalism 2.0 a Mirage? (Part 1 of 2)
PART 1 of 2 When Lou Gerstner took over IBM at a time of corporate crisis, he was asked if he would chart a radically new direction for the firm. His memorable response was, “The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision.” For the past several decades, business has had a vision; one […]
Daniel Pink on Getting Employee Engagement All Wrong
There’s a chasm the size of the Grand Canyon between what science knows – the science around human motivation – and what business does, and the result is disastrous for the economy, for businesses, and for human beings. This, according to Daniel Pink in his book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Motivation […]
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