By Tadeus Dobrovolskij In this global world, where teams are often scattered across the globe and meetings are not always conducted in a single room anymore, team efficiency is a common problem for companies’ leaders. Many managers are aware of Hofstede study, and ponder to themselves “Am I too direct? Should I befriend my direct […]
By Garett Robertson It is often said that culture trumps strategy in business. Brilliant business models can be completely undermined by bad corporate culture as has been seen with recent turmoil at Uber. Eventually bad culture catches up to the organization and creates rifts that are very difficult if not impossible to overcome. So how […]
By Garett Robertson and Tadeus Dobrovolskij It has been said a lot already about the importance of corporate culture and its effect on financial results. Nevertheless, it’s still often overlooked. In M&A this is especially true. For unseasoned M&A teams, they may simply see what they will get from a deal. They see access to […]
By Garett Robertson “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” These familiar words spoken by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo moon landing marked a new chapter in the growth and development of humankind. Not only had we managed to lay dominance over all other species on the planet but we had declared […]
By Garett Robertson Recently I was discussing my models of wealth and income inequality with a friend of mine. During the course of our discussion, he asked me the simple question that has some profound implications on everything for economics and politics to religion and philosophy. Why does economic inequality matter? I have always been […]
By Garett Robertson and Tadeus Dobrovolskij Businesses are complicated things that are often related to armies going to war with each other. From classics like ‘The Art of War’ to more modern day examples in books such as ‘Team of Teams’ by General Stanley McChrystal. Business, like war, sets a company against a host of factors and […]