Interview with Ron - People Power
Tussen aanklooien en een blauwdruk zit veel ruimte
Change the Way You Change
De rol van HR als business partner in organisatietransformatie
Dr. Ron Meyer was invited by BDO Scope Magazine to share his perceptions on new ways to formulate strategy in turbulent times. Read below his thoughts and recommendations:
‘The accelerating pace of technological change has made it very difficult for companies to formulate a business strategy. The classic top-down approach is no longer adequate. More executives also realise they can no longer leave strategy development to external consultants but have to do the job themselves. Ideally it should now be a continuous process in which a leader should involve as many employees and managers as possible. If they’re given the opportunity to implement the business plans, they will be much more engaged and there will be a greater chance of success.
‘Due to the acceleration of new, disruptive technologies, the most you can do in formulating a strategy is indicate a direction rather than specify a concrete end point. Could this have a paralysing effect? You can avoid this effect by remaining agile while accepting that you can never predict which technology is going to “win” and that you may sometimes get it very wrong. In 1995, for example, Bill Gates said the internet would never be a success. Today’s business leaders need to let go of their mechanical approach to governance and strategy development.’
Prof. Ron Meyer
Director of the Center for Strategy & Leadership
Professor of Strategic Leadership at TIAS School for Business and Society.
The PPG-AkzoNobel Takeover Battle
C4SL Managing Director and TIAS Professor of Corporate Strategy Ron Meyer quoted in an article by The Economist on the attempts of PPG to take over AkzoNobel. Read the full article here:
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21721240-nasty-transatlantic-takeover-battle-gets-worse-akzonobel-under-siege-makes-unrealistic
Ron Meyer on Authentic Leadership
Check out this short but insightful interview about questions about the sense and nonsense of 'born leaders', authentic leadership and adaptation.
http://authenticorganization.com/interview-with-prof-dr-ron-meyer/
CFO Magazine Interview - Martijn Rademakers
Bedrijven moeten tegenwoordig snel op nieuwe ontwikkelingen kunnen inspelen. Maar hoe kunnen ze voorkomen dat ze te kort door de bocht gaan?
Volg de link: https://cfo.nl/artikel/zo-snel-verandert-wereld-ook-weer-niet
Blog on Business Innovation: The art of a good start
Publised on CFO.nl (in Dutch) a blog on securing a good start for business innovation processes: generating ideas that work. Not through mere brainstorming (does not work good enough) but through a strategic approach to the Harvard-approach of 'brainswarming'.
Dat business innovation prominent op de strategische agenda van bedrijven en instellingen staat, is nu wel duidelijk. Het startput van business innovation blijft een lastige horde. Hoe kom je aan goede, ècht nieuwe ideeën die je organisatie verder helpen?
Zie ook: http://cfo.nl/artikel/business-innovation-de-kunst-van-een-goede-start