PinnedIdeas + Innovations from 2040, Issue 13: Playbook for Thriving Post-PandemicThe Criticality of Agility and Resiliency in 2021 and Beyond — Agility-Resilience: The Post-Pandemic Model There is a new organizational model in town: the agility-resilience construct. Agility is active, resilience is reactive. And when you combine them, you’ve got an organizational performance that is highly competitive. How do you do that? It requires quick decision-making and critical thinking. …Resilience10 min read
5 days ago2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 61: 2022 Mid-Year Prediction: Unintended ConsequencesOver the past two years in discussions with clients and the 2040 team, I have continued to raise the point that “ it ain’t over until the lady sings.” Many have already sung with sighs of relief and many more have yet to sing. …Lessons Learned2 min read
Jun 162040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 60: Always Start with a Strategic PremiseYou’ve developed an aspirational strategic plan that is going to help you crush it compared to your competitors and allow the organization to expand its customer base and be more relevant to existing customers. …Strategy2 min read
May 262040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 57: The Fault in Ourselves RevisitedThe Fault in Ourselves … Revisited Issue 57, May 26, 2022 When we originally published this newsletter, Ukraine was not making headlines; there was no fifth wave of Covid; state primaries hadn’t happened; Disney was running theme parks in Florida without taking a public political position; the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard spectacle fighting out their…2 min read
May 192040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 56: How Illusion and Delusion Derail OrganizationsIssue 56: May 19, 2022 Two colleagues just attended their monthly executive committee meeting. One is the chief revenue officer of the organization, and the other is the head of marketing. The organization is struggling with diminishing membership revenues and sponsorship sales are running behind. The salesperson gave an upbeat…Transformation13 min read
May 122040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 55: Leading with Courage ReduxWhen we published the Leading with Courage newsletter last Fall, we were still emerging from the worst of the pandemic, slightly dazed and confused. We were facing a perfect storm that tested our resolve and creativity in leading our way to the future. Today, the entire world has seemingly collectively…Leadership2 min read
May 52040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 54: Why Does Context Matter for Every Individual and Organization?Issue 54: May 5, 2022 In times of uncertainty and ambiguity, context is essential to providing clarity in communications and interpersonal relations — both personal and professional. It has become a challenge to understand others when there is an abundance of misinformation and personal spin on the facts. Even more…Transformation9 min read
Apr 282040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 53: Are You Holding Everyone Back?Process, Planning and Response Some people are quick processors, others way slower. Some people are decisive, others less so. Some people thrive on structure, others won’t be boxed in. And some people are planners, others can’t be bothered. …Process8 min read
Apr 212040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 52: Transitioning, Under Pressure … or VoluntarilyAre You Ready for Transition and Reinvention? Does this sound familiar? You have spent most of your professional life perfecting who you are and have chosen to become. It’s a significant investment to fine-tune a life that conforms to your beliefs, hopes and dreams. Then wham! You have become marginal, or even worse, irrelevant. Suddenly (although it…Transformation9 min read
Apr 142040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 51: Why Do We Struggle with White Space?The Fear of a Blank Canvas Issue 51: April 14, 2022 Here’s an existential question: How do you fill an empty/white space? Spoiler alert: First, ask yourself is it worth filling? Second, is what you’re filling it with valuable, relevant and meaningful? …Transformation13 min read