Management
The writing in this category.
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Delegating strategy without abandoning it
Andrew Grove, at the head of Intel, wrote that delegation without follow-through is abdication. What it means for whoever entrusts strategy to an outsider.
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Tacit knowledge: why strategy cannot simply be handed over
Michael Polanyi wrote that we can know more than we can tell. That is why a company cannot hand over its strategy and wait for the result.
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Company language: the words that reveal strategy
Heidegger called language the house of being; Austin showed that some words are actions. What a company’s words say about how it decides.
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Company culture, the advantage no one can copy
In 1986 Jay Barney asked whether culture can give a lasting advantage. The answer is yes, with an uncomfortable consequence for anyone who would like to design it.
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Transparency in a company: the problems no one talks about
Chris Argyris showed how organizations hide what matters, even from themselves. Why a strategy starts precisely there.
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The 10 most common project manager mistakes
Avoiding the most common mistakes: how to manage projects better and create a positive workplace.
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Bringing professional management into the company.
The Lumberjack case and other thoughts.
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How do you manage a team?
A few things it may be useful to know.
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Frozen middle
The frozen middle is the situation in which middle managers, who should turn the strategy decided at the top into practice, resist change and slow…