As social media platforms increasingly dominate communications in private lives, businesses are adopting them for the workplace. Although it is difficult to quantify how many companies use internal social media platforms, a number of corporate software companies have sensed the opportunity and offer various systems. But are these social media applications and technologies ready for [...]

In the 20th century, Kodak was truly one of the world’s powerhouses. Its rise to prominence began when it launched its affordable Brownie camera in 1900. In the decades that followed Kodak established a dominant position in the lucrative film business, with its “you push a button, we do the rest” slogan demonstrating its commitment [...]

We live in an era of profound and accelerating disruption. In just a few decades we have witnessed the transition from an industrial, nation based, resource-orientated economy to a global, networked, knowledge-intensive economy. Many organizations will shrink or disappear in the long term – only a third of excellent companies remain excellent for decades, and [...]

Change is an inevitable part of the modern business environment. But change rarely comes easily. Organizations, and the people within them, must constantly re-invent themselves to remain competitive. As a result, today’s leaders must do more than manage the status quo – leaders must be champions in change readiness – the ability to continuously initiate [...]