by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 16, 2010 | Leaders from History
‘Changing the mood’ is one of the most challenging problems that a leader of any organisation can face. Successful organisations start off in life with enthusiasm and vigour, driven by the vision of the founders and the early management teams. Sadly, leadership and...
by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 9, 2010 | Culture
When politicians try to find a compelling name for a new initiative that they are about to launch, the results are nearly always both inept and inapt: the act of conscious deliberation by various policy wonks and spin doctors seems, unsurprisingly, to doom the...
by Jonathan Gifford | Oct 18, 2010 | Leadership Ideas
All leaders like to believe that they are doing this—but without fundamental systems and cultural structures in place, they are probably deluding themselves. The problem with ‘harnessing the intelligence of the organisation’ is that it is so obviously a good...
by Jonathan Gifford | Oct 11, 2010 | Business & Leadership
A version of this article first appeared in the June 2010 issue of Strategy magazine, with the title What lies beneath? Several leading modern business leaders seem, surprisingly, to downplay the importance of strategy. You can make too much fuss about strategy, they...
by Jonathan Gifford | Oct 5, 2010 | Books
Concise accounts of the careers of 100 great business leaders, exploring the business challenges they faced and the key ideas that made them successful.
