To create a best-in-class workplace, leaders need to consistently deliver on the fundamental, unchanging elements of a great employee experience. At the same time, leaders must ask smart questions in response to pressing demands (such as COVID-19) and strategically adapt their employee experience to accommodate those challenges. This delicate balance is particularly crucial as workplaces […]
There’s an archetype that’s been around for a long time in business: the Great Man. It’s based on the belief that an extraordinary individual can save the day. It’s personified by the work of the actor John Wayne: the hero rides into town and makes everything okay. The End. Fade to black. Roll the credits. […]
Are managers different from leaders? This is an age-old debate. Some believe that the roles are different – and should be. The perception is that leaders are big-picture thinkers, visionaries and stewards of strategy. Managers, on the other hand, are the ones who “get things done,” execute leadership direction and direct teams. But the world […]
Editor’s Note Corporate planning has evolved over the years. The strategic planning approach is but one step (albeit an important one) in a series of relatively new tools to help organizations think through what must be done and how to do it. Peter F. Drucker’s contributions to making the strategic planning process into a discipline […]
In this follow-up to “Your Self-Directed Peter Drucker-Related Fall 2021 Semester,” my September 10, 2021 Corporate Learning Network post, we will explore additional areas of Drucker-related study in the new Spring 2022 semester. Peter Drucker devised his own self-study programs on many different topics throughout much of his life, even when he was in his […]
“To serve is to live.” Frances Hesselbein had the fastest, clearest, most direct and most meaningful answer of anyone I can remember when I asked her about her passion. Five minutes into our pre-lunch conversation and she got right to the point. Experience and, I believe, only experience, enables people to encapsulate great meaning in […]
Continuous learning does not replace formal training. It has different aims and satisfies different goals. The central focus of continuous learning is to share best internal practices. Put differently, it’s all about learning from others within the organization, not formal classes. Back in 1974, Peter F. Drucker wrote: “Continuous learning satisfies the need of the […]
Editor’s Note Producing and managing innovation. It’s a hot topic these days–in books, in conferences, in executive meetings. Innovation is not improvement. Improving what already exists can be done within the existing organizational framework. However, doing totally new and different things (i.e. real innovation) within the existing organizational structure usually ends in non-results. Change is […]
Whether you live in Dubai, Dubrovnik, Delhi or Dakar, the global pandemic continues to be a shared human experience. We all face restrictions to our movement; we all carry anxieties about the health of our loved ones, and many of us continue to fear an uncertain future. However, when reflecting on the interdependent nature of […]
Sign up to get full access to all our latest content, research, and network for everything L&D. SIGN UP FOR FREE Add bookmark As the U.S. and its workplaces start to eye post-pandemic normality, there’s an urgent need for organizations to press forward with the progress made in employee wellbeing during the COVID-19 era. That’s […]
