


Why And How To Manage Through This Inflation Differently Per Ram Charan
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.9% higher in February than it was a year ago, the highest rate of inflation in 40 years. In a conversation with Ram Charan this past week, he told me this round of inflation is different. Companies will need to act differently....
The Golden Globe For Most Effective Reorganization Goes To…
No one – and certainly not the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) or Hertz. Both are reorganizing to solve problems that can’t be solved by reorganizing. Instead, they need to fix their culture (HFPA) or systems (Hertz) or go away. “Every time we were...
Will Becoming Board Chair Give Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella More Influence And Impact?
Yes. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new role as Board Chair will give him more influence and impact. In addition to leading the company, he now leads the board. While things are different with the Sarbanes Oxley mandated addition of an independent lead director when...
Your Employees Are Returning! Time For A Culture Change
For the most part, cultures evolve with the speed of Teutonic plates. They’re sticky, hard to change. But, every-so-once-in-a-while there are earthquake-like sudden shifts: mergers or spin-offs – or a pandemic. As people return to the office, or not, figure out when...