George Veth, Author at Adaptable

Rivals on a Team

February 19, 2021

“Trust” is imperative to collaboration and, therefore, to executing strategy. In this illustration, titled as a pun on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, Team of Rivals, we have members of a team who distrust one another.

Corporate Strategies for Growth in Dynamic Marketplaces

February 16, 2021

A review of strategies – Engine 2s, business ecosystems, and corporate venture capital – that companies can choose among when they face VUCA marketplaces.

Let’s tough it out this year.

February 11, 2021

The ability of a person or organization to adapt to a dynamic environment is not without challenges. It may require changes to age-old conventions and established ways of doing things!

Doing Business in Wonderland: The Shifting Sands of Competitive Advantage

February 6, 2021

Three categories of dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, transforming—are the capacities that make an organization agile, adaptable, and responsive to an environment that may shift at any moment. In a changing world, wise leaders will carefully nurture these capabilities.

Palantir Live Demo Day

February 5, 2021

Thank you for joining our inaugural Live Demo Day on January 26, 2021. The Foundry and Gotham demos included examples of how our commercial and government customers — including manufacturers, defense agencies, and others — use our software.

How to tell if a company’s ‘net zero’ goals are serious—or just greenwashing

February 2, 2021

Here are some questions to ask when a company says it plans to get to zero emissions.

What Makes a Good Leader?

February 2, 2021

What makes a good leader? That’s a big question if there ever was one. After overcoming my trepidation, I reflected on what I’d observed and learned over the years and gave it my best go at FAM. Here’s a more detailed version of my answer.