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Culture

Nurturing and scaling a purposeful innovation culture while building effective leadership.

Et une bonne année?

Et une bonne année?

When discussing the tools of value creation and positioning for innovative ventures, I often explain that in Europe, France is one of the most risk-averse national cultures worldwide, just slightly more optimistic than Japan. For reference, Hofstede's Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) gives the top countries risk-averse (very high

If you name it, you're not doing it.

If you name it, you're not doing it.

I'm a firm believer in "If you name it, you're not doing it." If you specifically name innovation, design, or social inclusion when communicating or marketing your company, it mostly means you know it's an issue for your business. You're

Nvidia and conventional wisdom

Nvidia and conventional wisdom

In a recent interview, Jensen HUANG, the CEO of NVIDIA, is challenged on how he manages his team: * [Interviewer] How large is your leadership team? * [JH] Nvidia's leadership team is 60 plus... 60 people. * And they all report to you? * Yeah, they all report to me. 60 direct

What is a future-driven corporate culture?

What is a future-driven corporate culture?

Understanding what is a corporate culture in a way that is both clear and practical is not an easy task. When describing what is a future-driven culture, there's probably not much that can top Steve Jobs in 1983: Apple strategy is really simple. What we want to do

How to close the gap with competitors when your venerable brand slows you down?

When discussing innovation (changing the market), it's often overlooked that your brand will hold you back, sometimes drastically. A brand embodies your market's tacit and explicit expectations about what you deliver. If in doubt about it, or even if you don't know how much

Tim Cook's doctrine

Tim Cook's doctrine

In January 2009, Tim Cook, at the time Acting Apple CEO, was laying off his doctrine during Apple's first Earnings Call of the year: We believe that we’re on the face of the Earth to make great products, and that’s not changing. We’re constantly focusing