Dr. Willy A. Sussland Dr. Willy A. Sussland

Putting performances in a proper perspective is difficult. Consultants and authors have proposed several balanced approaches that can be further broadened by getting different people involved. Amon... More

Paddy has an interesting point. In a world of mass-production, of mass-consumption, driven by mass-media, it’s very hard to achieve much in the . Pretty soon, self-interests will split the organizat... More

Ian's "Open Strategies" describes well and in detail what we know as "collaborative mode of management". However, at least in my approach, the collaborative mode of management is not limited to the op... More

With his great style, Gary set out basic problems affecting traditional organizations. Let me add to the many insightful comments, a few lines on applying the systemic approach to change. Managemen... More

Bureaucracy means literally the rule of the bureau, i.e. the office. Today the markets rule, the action happens outside of the office, and innovation blossoms on top of global trends. More

One of the big challenges concerning the leadership involves shifting from the leadership of a few to the leadership of many, from giving accountabilities to individuals to empowering teams. Such a sh... More

Dear Prof. Birkinshaw, thank you for your hack of July 26 on “The Cure for Corporate Inertia” in which you called attention to the fact that management processes (M/P) can form a bastion of resist... More

First of all, many thanks for your interesting contribution. Strategy is obviously a complex matter and - as you point out - there are many approaches. The systemic approach that you also advocate, wo... More

Yes, there are a lot of myths that need to be dispelled. Yet, in my opinion the distinction between leading and managing makes eminent sense if you understand "leading" as the fact of driving peo... More

Dear Mr. Cotrim Arabe, your interesting essay addresses an interesting subject, the complexity of management. We have common approaches (I was licensed by the European Foundation for Quality Managemen... More

Re your hack “Why does Strategy Start at the Top? Re your hack “Why does Strategy Start at the Top? Sometimes, the answer to simple questions is not that simple. Maybe we should differentiate be... More

Dear Mr. Bhaskar, many thanks for bringing up Kim & Mauborgnes meisterstuck. McKinsey had published a surveys that showed that was a main problem executives have when implementing management innovati... More