Eileen Brown continues her blog series called “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19.” In this week’s post, she begins to outline the Shift-to-Execute framework, and looks at how we can build capacity in key areas to manage the current crisis.
May 1, 2020
Does the current coronavirus outbreak provide us with a window of opportunity for a more balanced, healthy, and sustainable way of living? Katharine Zywert, co-editor of Health in the Anthropocene, addresses this question in our latest blog post.
April 23, 2020
Released earlier this year, From Water to Wine explores how Angola has changed since the end of its civil war in 2002. The text’s themes are relevant to making sense of both the current crisis and the deeper questions facing Angola. Author Jess Auerbach discusses these in our latest blog post.
April 22, 2020
In her third installment of the blog series “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19,” Eileen Brown addresses the subject of ‘awareness’ – the third and final lever in the foundation of the sustainable execution model featured in her book Shift: A New Mindset for Sustainable Execution.
April 21, 2020
In part 2 of the new blog series, “SHIFTing the Mindset During COVID-19,” Eileen Brown discusses the concept of executional “rhythm,” and why organizations that lack rhythm do not have the ability to be proactive or pivot seamlessly to deal with unexpected demands during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 17, 2020
The Carrot and the Stick author William Putsis, discusses why managing the supply chain has been so difficult for organizations during the current coronavirus outbreak, and why there is light at the end of the tunnel.
April 16, 2020
In part one of a new blog series, Eileen Brown writes about “execution,” and examines how governments have been reacting to the current coronavirus pandemic and highlights the important of structure in executing their response plans effectively.
Graham Lowe’s latest book, Creating Healthy Organizations, makes a compelling case for resilient and humanly sustainable businesses by focusing on improving employees’ well-being. This advice is just as prevalent to organizations today, as employees are forced into working from home, and where the lines between work and home and family life have dissolved. Graham Lowe writes in this post about why following the principles of a healthy organization can be helpful.
April 3, 2020
Football, just like almost everything on the international sports calendar, has been greatly impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak. Alan McDougall, author of the recently released Contested Fields: A Global History of Modern Football, writes about the impact COVID-19 is having on football, and delves into the history of a sport that has faced many major disruptions across its 150-year history.
April 2, 2020
For those who are looking for a little context – or just something to focus your mind while you’re maintaining physical distance from others – we offer a few suggestions of books that we’ve published over the years that might provide exactly the perspective you need.
March 24, 2020