Since Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad put forth the idea of “core competencies” in a 1990 Harvard Business Review article, “The Core Competence of the Corporation,” organizations have taken this insight as permission to outsource various parts of their business operations. With “core competencies” organizations became machines with core functions that made the machine work, and … [Read more...] about How Clinging To Core Competencies Is Breaking Your Organization’s Heart
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How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
My book, Management by Design, offers readers a methodology that creates purposeful engagement in the design of work experiences. Too often, we just let work happen to us, as managers and employees. In the daily rush to accomplish and fulfill, to satisfy and delight, we rarely take the time to consider why we do the things we do in the way we do them. A lack of context can be … [Read more...] about How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps
Cross-posted from iPhone Life: MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps The world of film has become increasingly democratized with the advent of the Internet. People can create films and distribute them with ease. Unfortunately, posting a video to YouTube may generate hits, but it doesn’t necessarily generate bank deposits. MoPix, of Los Angeles, CA this … [Read more...] about MoPix Video Service Transforms Independent Films into Apps
Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Blog followers and colleagues over at OnlineUniversities.com (no longer operating) posted a list of the top 10 best books on the future of higher ed. I thought I would share it with you. Here's the list: You can read the OnlineUniversities commentary here. I want to add one book to the list: Lowering Higher Education: … [Read more...] about Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
Scientific American needs to revisit its iPad Newsstand Policy
Cross-posted from iPhone Life: The Problem with the Scientific American Newsstand Policy No one pays full price for trade publication subscriptions anymore. And if they do, they haven't shopped around. Most of my magazine subscriptions are now on the iPad. When publishers create an iPad app, they proudly announced it and tell current subscribers how to access the … [Read more...] about Scientific American needs to revisit its iPad Newsstand Policy