Leaders Can Move Fast and Fix Things
Move slow and mend things. If we take the time to care, if we’re methodical and we resist the urge to rush, we can make things better for our future selves and for others. If “move fast and break things” is Silicon Valley’s rallying cry, then the flip-side is “move slow and mend things”.
Change happens so rapidly now that the best technique to determine what works is to test, fail, learn, and try again.
Paul Leonardi • The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI
As the former CEO of both Data Domain and ServiceNow, two successful tech companies in recent years, I am often confronted with questions: what did you guys do? What is the secret sauce? How did you do it? We never thought of ourselves as that different. We certainly didn’t think we had stumbled on a silver bullet. Did we just get incredibly lucky ... See more
Those who succeed combine stable design elements with dynamic elements that change as markets change and strategy changes. It's a rare opportunity for organizations to identify their stable backbone and set them up so that they can change dynamically. Successful leaders and successful companies use these changes to "rebuild the future"—but a landsc... See more
McKinsey • Getting organizational redesign right
Delivering short-term results versus investing in long-term performance. Taking time to gather facts and do analyses versus moving fast to capture opportunities. Respecting the past and creating continuity vs. disrupting the future. Maximizing value for shareholders versus delivering impact for other stakeholders. Having confidence to make tough ca
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