Posts by George Veth
Five ways to avoid the pitfalls of binary decisions
Before you decide, check how the question is framed to ensure you have all the information you need and have considered all your options.
Read MoreThe CEO of UPS on Taking the Reins Amid Surging Pandemic Demand
When the author agreed to accept the top job at UPS, the global shipping service, in late winter of 2019, she expected to steer the company toward a brighter future. She had no idea that she would have to do it during a global pandemic that made her organization an essential service but kept most…
Read MoreWhich Hybrid Work Model Is Best for Your Business?
As more and more employees have shown that they can successfully work remotely, leaders of large international organizations are rethinking how much work needs to be done in offices and how much can be done remotely.
Read More“Weekly Picks” (August 19th)
These are adaptable’s favorite few articles on Strategy Execution for the week ending August 19th. Enjoy!
Read MoreHorizon Workrooms: Facebook’s Metaverse Is a VR Meetaverse
The company’s new virtual reality app brings Oculus users into the “infinite office.” Cool.
Read MoreNow That Machines Can Learn, Can They Unlearn?
Privacy concerns about AI systems are growing. So researchers are testing whether they can remove sensitive data without retraining the system from scratch.
Read MoreThe power of problem exploration
How taking time out to explore and reframe problems might help stretch our innovation capability
Read MoreAgility as the Discovery of Slowness
How can companies avoid the agility acceleration trap and align their level of agility with environmental complexity to include reflection and slowness?
Read MoreSustaining a Culture of Cost Consciousness
It’s been a few years since your company launched its zero-based budgeting (ZBB) effort. Thanks to a solid design and full buy-in, it was a success, with only a few bumps in the road. Through roughly 100 savings initiatives, you carved out inefficiencies and redirected funds to the company’s business priorities. Once the implementation was…
Read MoreManagers: Compassion and Accountability Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Since the pandemic began, there’s been a call for managers to be understanding and lenient with employees as they navigate the stressors the global crisis has brought on. Now that restrictions are lifting in many parts of the world, some managers are wondering how to continue to balance compassion for the people on their team…
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