Quality Matters. So Does Trust
Today, Health Quality Ontario released a report on health system quality that deserves wide circulation. I worked with HQO to help develop and write this report, and the experience had a big impact on me, both as a patient and … Continue reading »
Why aiming for the moon is not such a great idea
I can’t remember the last time I made a New Year’s resolution, though I readily admit it’s a tempting time for a personal “reset” or goal-setting exercise. A little self-delusion can’t hurt. Organizations can feel the itch, too. In extreme … Continue reading »
Polyglot Management Teams Learn Best, and it Shows in Their Acquisitions
Big news today on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) front: Hudson’s Bay Co. announced it was acquiring the U.S. luxury retailer Saks for $2.9-billion. This got me thinking about how some companies, like Amazon, General Electric, and Proctor & Gamble, … Continue reading »
Why are we smarter but less creative?
Put upon by demands at work and home, people in highly developed countries feel their creativity is being nipped in the bud. That’s one of the conclusions of the recently released State of Create report, sponsored by Adobe. The survey … Continue reading »
Wheatley: Admit you’re lost and seek wisdom in community
I’m a big fan of management thinker Meg Wheatley. Actually, to describe Wheatley as a management thinker doesn’t quite do her justice. Since the early 1990s, she has been researching and writing about organizational learning, change management, and spiritually grounded … Continue reading »
When Union Members and Managers Learn Together
Joint union-management training is unusual in North America, and it’s not hard to figure out why. On the continuum of union-management relations—from confrontation through armed truce, working harmony, and cooperation—a great many relationships sit on the cantankerous side. And for … Continue reading »
Alan Morantz is an award-winning creative professional with more than 35 years of editorial and communications experience.
