What does it take for a company to survive and even thrive for more than one or two or five centuries? In The Living Company, Arie de Geus and his colleagues analyzed companies that were older (more than 150 years) and at least as large as their own company, Royal Dutch/Shell, from around the … [Read more...]
Telling someone what to do isn’t coaching
You have someone on the team who isn’t doing his fair share. The guy hasn’t been a super star but a good worker most of the time. What do you do? Option 1: Get on his case; tell him to get with the program because there are five other guys waiting to take his place. Option 2: Point out what you’ve … [Read more...]
