Category Archives: Management

Thoughts on Lean Startup and the limits of success

Posted on Jun 10, 2012 by sim

Eric Ries and his Lean Startup methodology are all the rage in entrepreneurial circles these days, regardless of whether one is talking about enterprises or startups in the more traditional sense. Some time ago, I got around to reading his … Continue reading →

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Is the first step of innovation ignoring all the advice?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by sim

Regardless of how one defines innovation, there is no shortage of people offering guidance on how innovation should be done properly, how it can be done more efficiently, how it definitely should NOT be done, how it has been done … Continue reading →

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Review: Consensus-Oriented Decision Making

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by sim

I took the opportunity to start this year’s reading with some more work-related material (even though the broader theme of skills in decision making and conflict resolution form important parts of my wider future-preparedness plan as well), I took a … Continue reading →

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Review: Competing for the Future

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 by sim

A colleague recommended an older book for me to read, Gary Hamel’s and C.K. Prahalad’s Competing for the Future – this was first published some 17 years ago, but seemed like an interesting book so I gave it a go. … Continue reading →

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Don’t trust the gurus

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 by sim

I enjoy a good management book as much as the next person – oh, wait, probably a bit more as I actually do enjoy reading them. Anyway, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they often promise a whole deal … Continue reading →

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