Larry Parker (not his real name) was a marketing executive for the Asia Pacific division of a multi-national company. He would hold regular teleconferences with his marketing directors in Asia and, according to him, he found it difficult to make much progress with them. Asking for my advice, he commented, “Why is it that when I tell […]
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By now, many of us have read, watched, and listened to many accounts of Steve Jobs’ many contributions can achievements. There is a passion from consumers about Apple and Steve Jobs that is rare in the corporate world. Not long ago, I walked past an Apple store in Soho and saw hundreds of Post-It notes […]
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You no doubt have heard about Zappo’s, the on-line shoe retailer that offers $2000 to new employees who decide after their initial training that they no longer wish to continue with the company. A couple of years ago, Zappo’s founder, Tony Hsieh, decided to introduce a management concept called holacracy (a variation of the self-managed […]
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Global Mindset Part I
/in Cross-Cultural Management, Global Business, Leadership /by lkasprzakLarry Parker (not his real name) was a marketing executive for the Asia Pacific division of a multi-national company. He would hold regular teleconferences with his marketing directors in Asia and, according to him, he found it difficult to make much progress with them. Asking for my advice, he commented, “Why is it that when I tell […]
The Leadership of Steve Jobs
/in Global Business, Leadership /by lkasprzakBy now, many of us have read, watched, and listened to many accounts of Steve Jobs’ many contributions can achievements. There is a passion from consumers about Apple and Steve Jobs that is rare in the corporate world. Not long ago, I walked past an Apple store in Soho and saw hundreds of Post-It notes […]
The Limitations of Self-Managed Teams
/in Leadership /by lkasprzakYou no doubt have heard about Zappo’s, the on-line shoe retailer that offers $2000 to new employees who decide after their initial training that they no longer wish to continue with the company. A couple of years ago, Zappo’s founder, Tony Hsieh, decided to introduce a management concept called holacracy (a variation of the self-managed […]