“No company starts out as a cumbrous bureaucracy, but most end up that way. As […]
Posted 3 days ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Blockbuster failure business case studies business resilience Carl Icahn Blockbuster Clayton Christensen Corporate Learning Corporate Transformation Digital Disruption Fuji vs Kodak Greg Satell Innovation Strategy John Antioco Kodak myth laser printer innovation Paul Nunes Steve Sasson Strategic Decision-Making The Innovation Show Xerox Park
Join us as we welcome Greg Satell and Paul Nunes to uncover the misunderstood truths behind the so-called failures of Blockbuster, Kodak, and Xerox. Discover why these legacy companies weren’t as blind as the myths suggest—and what you can learn from their experience.
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In this final episode of our Humanocracy series, Aidan McCullen and Gary Hamel explore how Roche transformed its operating model—reducing layers, empowering squads, and embracing experimentation. Discover what it really takes to remove bureaucracy and build an organization fit for human beings.
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In Part 2 of our Humanocracy finale, Aidan McCullen welcomes Gary Hamel to spotlight companies that defy traditional hierarchies—like steelmaker Nucor and Chinese giant Haier. Discover how these organizations flatten management, unleash innovation, and build people-first cultures that outperform their peers.
Posted 3 weeks ago Tagged Adaptive Organizations Aidan McCullen Bureaucracy Business Transformation Decentralization emergent strategy Employee Empowerment Entrepreneurial Culture Future Of Work Gary Hamel Haier Humanocracy Innovation Culture Leadership Management Reinvention Morning Star Nucor Organizational Design Strategy Execution The Innovation Show
Join Aidan McCullen and Gary Hamel for the launch of the Humanocracy series finale. Hamel unpacks the systemic failures of bureaucracy and makes the case for a management revolution driven by human freedom, initiative, and entrepreneurial spirit.
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“Competition and cooperation are not contraries. They have no opposite meaning. They are complimentary. In […]
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“Past success can breed complacency and constrain future innovation.” — Robert Alexander Burgelman Imagine you’re a fighter […]
Posted 4 weeks ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Andy Grove Business Transformation Clark Gilbert Corporate Strategy Disruptive Innovation emergent strategy HP Split Innovation Leadership Innovation Show Intel Case Study Internal Innovation Nokia Strategy Organizational Adaptation Position vs Competence resource allocation Robert Burgelman Strategic Dilemmas Strategic Dissonance Strategic Inflection Point
Join Aidan McCullen and Stanford professor Robert Burgelman as they explore the five inescapable dilemmas of organizational adaptation—from Intel’s DRAM exit to Nokia’s mobile disruption. A masterclass on how strategy, structure, and leadership evolve under pressure.
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Join Aidan McCullen and Stanford professor Robert Burgelman for an in-depth discussion on strategic dissonance at Intel. Discover how internal ecology, resource flows, and competing logics influence innovation and why strategy is always both political and evolutionary.
Posted 1 month ago Tagged Aidan McCullen Andy Grove Autonomous Strategy Business Transformation Corporate Culture Dual Strategy Process emergent strategy Induced Strategy Innovation Innovation Strategy Intel Strategy Internal Selection Environment Joseph Bower Organizational Evolution Organizational Learning resource allocation Robert Burgelman Strategic Context Strategic Dissonance Strategic Inertia strategic leadership Strategy Making
Join Stanford’s Robert Burgelman as he explores how strategy evolves from within organizations. Drawing on decades of research and his relationship with Andy Grove, Burgelman explains how internal ecosystems, culture, and resource allocation truly shape strategy.