Minimize Uncertainty
It has been 20 years since someone first pointed out that we are living in a VUCA world. What started as a military term describing the post-Cold War environment has been adopted to describe the competitive markets most companies face today. The “U” in VUCA stands for “uncertainty,” and ironically, the one certain thing about […]
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- Mar, 01, 2018
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Mar, 01, 2018
How Are Those Resolutions Coming Along?
We are almost through the second month of the year. If you set some goals back around January 1st, how are those working out for you? Many people choose not to make New Year’s resolutions. “I probably won’t follow through,” they say, or “A good idea is a good idea anytime, I shouldn’t only think […]
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- Feb, 26, 2018
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Collectively Speaking
The team’s visit to Japan last week yielded a number of interesting conversations in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. In addition to speaking with local business leaders and academics, we also had a chance to speak with some western MNC “top talent” professionals who were in Japan to visit their local office. Asking about the point […]
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- Feb, 22, 2018
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Interesting Conversations
The team is still in Japan this week and we have been having some interesting conversations following our “Things Work in Japan” post from the other day. We’ll get our thoughts together, and keep having some talks, and next week share what we learn.
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- Feb, 15, 2018
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Things Work in Japan
The Designing Leaders team is in Japan for the next week, with stops in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. It’s been over a year since we last sent people here, and nearly 10 years since one of us first visited, and so as you can imagine there are plenty of things that have changed. One thing […]
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- Feb, 12, 2018
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