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Organizational Trust Amid Crisis : What Does it Constitute
-- Erika Hayes James, Lynn Perry Wooten
Whether a business crisis leads to positive
or a negative, organizational outcome is a function of the actions of the leader
as well as an important organizational capability that allows leaders to flourish during
times of crisis; that capability is trust. Trust is
an organization's capability to create and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with
key stakeholders.
© 2011 Erika Hayes James and Lynn Perry
Wooten.
All Rights reserved.
The Myth of S-Curves : Technological Evolution and Product Innovation
-- Ashish Sood, Gerard J Tellis
Using the S-curve to predict the performance of a technology is quite risky and may
be misleading for two reasons: One, most of the technologies do not even demonstrate an
S-shape performance curve. Two, several technologies show multiple S-curves suggesting that
a technology can show fresh growth after a period of slow or no improvement.
© 2011 Ashish Sood and Gerard J Tellis. All Rights Reserved.
Knowledge Makes You Great
-- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
I would suggest you that all of you decide on "what you will be remembered for" as
quickly as possible, since that statement will act as a goal post for you and facilitate your
systematic work for the realization of the goal.
© 2011 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. All Rights reserved.
You Must Mix Friendship and Business : The Key to Success
-- Bob Murray
There is an old saying, at least in the West: "You can't mix friendship and business."
This assumption is not only wrong, infact, the very opposite is true friendships at work
are essential. All the things that business owners look for from their enterprises -
productivity, engagement, flexibility, staff and customer loyalty - depend on the strength of
the interpersonal relationships that exist within their organizations.
© 2011 Bob Murray. All Rights Reserved.
Being a Part of `The Big Adventure' : The Privileges and Responsibilities of a Business Career
-- Dan Coughlin
The biggest responsibility of being in business is to produce positive results no matter
the conditions of the moment. Of course, that might mean changing the way a company
has always done things in the past, but that's okay. The job of a business is not to stay with
one approach forever. Its job is to create relevant value for desired customers, let those
people know that it can deliver that value, and then deliver that value as well as it possibly can.
© 2011 Dan Coughlin. All Rights reserved.
Create your own business simulation lab to drill your
teams in better decision making
-- Ken Thompson
This article explores how teams learn and stresses on the importance of business
simulation as a vital tool to improve organizational decision-making capabilities. The article also
outlines a clear business-driven roadmap involving ten steps for organizations and enterprises
who wish to develop their own in-house business simulation capabilities.
© 2011 Ken Thompson. All Rights reserved.
The Downside of Using Flexibility as a Currency : How to Get it Right in an Alliance
-- Jan Twombly and Jeff Shuman
At a time when companies are increasingly relying on alliance dependent strategies as a
key driver of growth, competition for the best deals is enticing more and more companies to
use flexibility as a currency in the fight to win the `Partner of Choice' crown and get the
deal. Flexibility is a valuable currency, but unless the management risks it creates are
properly identified, planned for, and managed, it can become the Achilles' heel of an
alliance-centric strategy.
© 2011 The Rhythm of Business, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Experiential Approach to Trust-Building and Team-Building : Implications for Organizations
-- Stephanie Jones
In what ways can trust-building be achieved? How can these learning experiences be
applied to a typical workplace? It is important to create a framework considering specific
leadership and management roles and practices, and how levels of trust can be improved in
these specific contexts. If we can apply the learning from an extended experiential training such
as an Everest Base Camp expedition or a challenging sailing race to these roles, the
potential value of this exercise can be more readily identified.
© 2011 Stephanie Jones. All Rights Reserved.
Singapore's Malls Go Green : A billion dollar opportunity
-- Pushpendra
The shopping experience has evolved through the years in Singapore since the inception
of the first retail mall in the early 1970's to one of the swankiest retail malls - ION
Orchard, opened in July 2009 on Orchard Road. So an announcement on green malls means
serious business.
© 2011 Pushpendra. All Rights Reserved.
PERSPECTIVE
The Decentralization Continuum : New Organizational Designs for the
21st Century
-- David Burkus
Technology is making easier for people to connect with one another. This change will
push organizations further down a continuum of decentralization. Organizations will
experiment with new forms of design. These designs will take the form of federal organizations,
lattices and even starfish. This article outlines those decentralized designs as well as
provides examples to better understand the changing nature of organizational designs.
© 2011 David Burkus. All Rights Reserved.
PERSPECTIVE
The Moral of the Moment : Building Trust: It's So Obvious You Can Miss It
-- Rob L Jolles
© 2011 Rob Jolles. All Rights Reserved.
INTERVIEW
The recent crises have also thrown into sharp relief the fact that many citizens - perhaps
with some reason - do not trust businesses.
-- Shantanu Dutta
The interview was conducted by
Dr. Nagendra V Chowdary
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