Jean-Paul Sartre occasionally frequents a local cafe. His order is always the same: “Coffee, please. Sugar, no cream.” Understanding his particular thinking on “being,” the[…]
Let’s describe “an organization” as a collection of people with some degree of shared purpose (what we are doing) interacting within norms of some similarity (how we[…]
“..You just don’t get it Admiral, do you?.” (Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to Admiral George Madsen) Finding new protocols Negotiating without dealing directly Remembering what is[…]
Corporate culture is at once pervasive and invisible. Anyone who has worked in more than one organization (or suffered through a merger) can attest to[…]
The Lululemon stories coming out this week illustrate, if nothing else, that running a successful business is a complicated endeavour. There are a number of[…]
There is a fantastic “smartest-guy-in-the-room” scene from the movie Apollo 13. U.S. astronauts are stranded in space aboard a damaged spacecraft; chaotic discussion ensues until[…]
Last fall at a Business Ethics Speaker Series event, I listened to Daniel Weinstock from McGill University deliver a talk on rules and ethics in sport. It[…]