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The Geeks & The Traditional – Managing Alliances and Learning for the Future
Research has shown that between 30 and 70% of all alliances fail, for various reasons (Note 1). Last month I did some research around a merger to apply theory around alliance strategy to a real life case. I summarised this particular case in a short, … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Strategy
Tagged Alliance, Alliance strategy, Daimler Chrysler, Disney, management, Nissan, partnership, Pixar, Successful, Trust
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Merging Companies – Merging People
A while ago, I got the opportunity to talk to someone who has built his own company from a rather small, local enterprise, to an international group. Let’s call him A. I also talked to a person who built up her own … Continue reading
Posted in Innovative Business, Leadership, Management, Multi-National, Work Culture
Tagged company culture, managing up, merger, merging, people, top down
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“So, What Is The New Boss Like?”
Most people have probably changed bosses a few times during their career. I’m part of those who find it exciting and interesting to get a new boss. I paint bright pictures of how they will sweep into the office, smile, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management
Tagged change, change in management, leadership, management, office, rumours, the first ninety days
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What Surfing and Pursuing a Career Have in Common
This morning I went surfing. Lucky sod, you may think, and there I can only agree. Other than just being a lot of fun, surfing can to some extent be compared to what it is like to work and pursue … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Leadership, Management
Tagged career, coach, grit, Guardian, management, Ooyala, pursue, resilience, Sarah Kiefer, surfing
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To Value or Evaluate Employees
I recently came across a discussion on my new favourite network Skiller, about the benefits and horrors of yearly objectives and evaluations. Why not just assume that people to do their job well, and that would be the end of … Continue reading
The French, the Danes, and Happiness Indices
You can read a number of articles in France’s online press on how the young generation is fleeing the country to work in other, less sordid, environments. The Sinistrose* is widespread in the workplace. Factories close. Only 11% of the … Continue reading
Posted in Innovative Business, Management, Multi-National, Work Culture
Tagged 35-hour work week, CCIP, Denmark, Economy, Edouard Brissaud, EU, France, Happiest people on earth, Happiness, Index, OECD, Overtime, Statistics
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The Libération of French Companies
Libération. It sounds like some type of communist concept, or at least as if the sweat shops in Asia were being dismantled and changed into factories where the workers are well treated. This was my first reaction when I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Innovative Business, Leadership, Management, Work Culture
Tagged ESCP Europe, France, Innovation, Isaac Getz, Kiabi, leadership, Libération, management, Poult, Revolution
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Driven by the Will to Win – A Woman Lawyer who Decided to Prove Everyone Wrong
It’s always great to travel, see new places and meet new people. But little did I suspect that a lazy week end on the Atlantic coast would lead to a meeting with an inspiring woman who makes determination take on … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Women, Interviews, Leadership, Management, Multi-National, Women at Work
Tagged career, France Telecom, Lawyer, McDermott, mentor, Orange, work life balance
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Navigating Cultural Differences While Working Internationally
Name Linnea Nas Age 36 Nationality Swedish Lives Stockholm Works as Accountant at TradeDoubler*, an international performance marketing … Continue reading
Biscuits Without Bosses – How France’s 2nd Largest Biscuit Producer Changed its Management Concept
I spoke with a friend about innovative management in France the other day, and she said: I know of this a company with a really interesting approach, you should check it out! The company is called Poult. It makes biscuits … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, Uncategorized, Work Culture
Tagged Arte, Favi, flat organisations, Jerome Introvigne, Le bonheur au travail, Poult
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