The Great Work begins

When the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020, we started compiling a set of resources to help visionary organizations navigate the breakdowns and transitions ahead. As the pandemic has expanded, so have these resources. In addition to a general overview, they now include deep-dive pages on the following themes: Anti-racismThe Plague EconomySocietal TransformationRevitalizing DemocracyBusiness UnusualEnding the PandemicEcological EmergencyThe Art of Business These collections of insights and tools are all living documents: we’d welcome input from our clients, partners, and followers to make them better or more complete. 🙏 PRIOR: “This disease will be the end of many of us, but…

The Six Centers (simplified)

Culture, as they say, eats strategy for breakfast. I sometimes use the Venn diagram above to point out that successful leaders must work on the culture, not just within what the current culture will allow. This simple model connects with another one that I use frequently called the Six Centers. My original Six Centers blogpost had a long preface and several deep dives, but for anyone interested in a more concise version, it would go something like this: All businesses have six “centers” that compete with each other for attentional resources. These centers are features of human organizations, not bugs—they…

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