Posts by George Veth
How Often Should I Review Our Strategic Business Plan?
It is not uncommon for a strategic business plan to be developed during a retreat, approved at a subsequent board meeting and then filed away. Actions will be taken, and maybe after 6 or 12 months, it will be pulled out to tick-off progress. But what is ‘best practice’ when it comes to getting the…
Read MoreA New Model to Spark Innovation Inside Big Companies
It’s always been challenging to launch new ventures inside an existing business. One way internal startups can overcome some of the disadvantages they face is by seeking out external funding from venture capital firms — a model we call a venture buyout, or VBO.
Read MoreThe Impact of MuZero and How AI Could Change Strategy Making
Until a few years ago, the only AI agent capable of strategy making was OpenAI’s multi-agent system. OpenAI Five was capable of playing the complex strategy game Dota2 at superhuman levels. While the OpenAI Five engineers coded the various features, rules and reward functions of the game, it learned by playing against itself; 180 years per day. It was a remarkable…
Read MoreWhat Great Mentorship Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace
In a time of incredible change, professional disruption, and overwhelming loneliness, mentorship can anchor us. But how do we mentor in a remote, distributed workforce? Coming together online doesn’t need to be the watered-down version of being together in-person; some things are actually better because of — not in spite of — being remote.
Read MoreHow the growing identity economy is reshaping the future of work
Esther Perel argues that leaders who treat employees as whole people—not just workers—can create workplaces that actually work.
Read More11 Gifts Appreciative Inquiry (AI) brings to Leaders, Teams, & Stakeholders
Introducing Appreciative Inquiry (AI), here are 11 gifts AI brings to the room.
Read MoreBe prepared to delegate
Delegation offers many benefits to managers, direct reports and organizations. And yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and underutilized techniques in leadership practice.
Read MoreIdentify — and Hire — Lifelong Learners
The most pertinent question one can ask of a current or future employee may just be: How do you learn? Lifelong learning is now roundly considered to be an economic imperative, and job candidates or employees who consider, update, and improve their skills will be the high performers, especially over the longer term.
Read MoreDon’t Underestimate the Power of Kindness at Work
Organizations benefit from actively fostering kindness. In workplaces where acts of kindness become the norm, the spillover effects can multiply fast. When people receive an act of kindness, they pay it back, research shows — and not just to the same person, but often to someone entirely new. This leads to a culture of generosity…
Read MoreHigh-Performing Teams Start with a Culture of Shared Values
In today’s disruptive marketplace, every organization needs to attract, develop, and retain talent with diverse skills and perspectives. The difference between success and failure will not be in the formulation of job descriptions and compensation packages, but in the ability to articulate a higher purpose.
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