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Personal context is the context we think about the least. As we attempt to navigate the organization’s structural and cultural context, our own personal context filters our view as well as our response. Every person has what I call the “ME” factor. It is made up of our personality, experiences, beliefs, investments, and most likely […]
Cultural context is the contextual element we hear about most. It represents what the majority of employees believe about the organization and what it takes to be successful there. One way to think about it is as the organization’s reaction to the structural context. Culture can be tightly aligned with and support the structural context […]
Structural context is the context designed into organizations. It largely describes things like span of control, decision-making authority, and distribution of resources. It also reflects the stated values of the organization’s leaders on such things as risk taking, empowerment, customer engagement, and employee satisfaction. Organizational members typically have a common interpretation of the structural context […]
Context is everything! Well, maybe not everything, but definitely more important than most like to admit. It is much easier to think that we can craft a strategy so powerful, create a model so logical, design a process so efficient that everyone will see the brilliance in our methods and follow us to the ends […]
There was a time when having an application at all; the mere presence of an automated solution was a competitive differentiator for a company. I remember when our on-line banking product was considered novel, not so much for unique features, as for its…
There was a time when having an application at all; the mere presence of an automated solution was a competitive differentiator for a company. I remember when our on-line banking product was considered novel, not so much for unique features, as for its…
Digital Disruption lesson #4: Know the fundamentals of your business. This is the 4th in a five part series about Digital Disruption.
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"Joanne read in a magazine that a milk bath does wonders for your skin. So she wrote a note asking the milkman to leave 100 bottles of milk for her next delivery. Carl, the milkman, saw the note, and thought there must be an error in the number of zeros. He knocked on the door and asked Joanne, to clarify the order. Joanne confirmed that she wants 100 bottles to fill her bath. The milkman
I had the opportunity last week to speak at a Forrester Conference on the topic of Deliberate Practice. I’ve written about this before, but wanted to focus on one particular opportunity we all have.
The picture to the left is of Santonio Holmes, a…
I had the opportunity last week to speak at a Forrester Conference on the topic of Deliberate Practice. I’ve written about this before, but wanted to focus on one particular opportunity we all have.
The picture to the left is of Santonio Holmes, a…
If you run into me somewhere outside of work, don’t be offended if I don’t remember you. It’s a condition I have – called being human. The story you are about to read is true, only a name has been changed to protect the unfortunate Joe who had th…