“It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, …
Clones and Bad Ideas
We're all clones All are one and one are all We destroyed the government We're destroying time No more problems on the way -Alice Cooper A version of this post also appears on Cambridge's Judge Business School's Blog The Play-Doh Factory Remember Play-doh? If not, Play-Doh is a children’s modeling clay used for arts and …
Synchronicity, Jung, Yeats, and Sting—DeMarco Banter
My bet—anyone growing up in the 1980s has a story involving The Police Album Synchronicity. I remember Synchronicity from senior year at Serra High School. The album had staying power then and it continues today. Rolling Stone ranked Synchronicity #159 of the 500 top albums of all time in 2020. Jumping into the way back …
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The Four Disciplines of Organizational Health
Patrick Lencioni believes that the single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organizational health. Unfortunately most leaders prefer to deal with the data-driven world of organizational intelligence. The problem is, without good organizational health, organizational intelligence is attenuated. In The Advantage, Lencioni explains that “an organization is healthy when it’s whole, consistent and complete, …
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