Pin the Credit on Someone Else
We often talk about pinnng the blame, what if instead we pinned the credit more often?
Pin the Credit on Someone Else
Let loose your favorite search engine on the phrase “pin the blame.” Wikipedia alone will serve you up thousands of examples, like this, from their entry on The Bourne Identity:…
Collaboration as a Strategy, Not a Tactic
First, some context. Two weeks ago I wrote an article in Businessweek.com called Wall Street Run Amok: Harvard’s to blame. In it, I suggested that business schools including Harvard have…
Is Recessionary Thinking Killing Off Your Green Shoots?
I belong to a group of peers; we meet semi-monthly to discuss whatever business issues we see. Lately, we’re seeing a theme emerge. Most businesses been operating under stressful circumstances…
Is Your Strategy About Winning, Or About Maximizing Success?
The rules of business are changing: winning competitively isn't as good as succeeding--in fact, it can even get in the way.
Ethics vs. Jack Welch at the West Point of Capitalism
Contrasting an oath of ethics at Harvard Business School with an old-line rant by Jack Welch.
Day 3 of 5: Trust-based Business Development in a Recession: Principle 2, Collaboration
In a recession, selling based on trust principles is even more powerful. One of those principles is collaboration.
Competing With Your Supplier is Not a Best Practice
What often passes as
Collaboration is the New Competition: Isn’t It?
Business is facing a new collaborative world with old ideologies of competition.
Would You Buy a Used Car From This Scientist? Not If You’re a Scientist!
There is a clash between an increasingly collaborative world and the old combative ideologies.