"Kun je een aap, een tijger en een slang in één kooi stoppen? Jazeker, het kost alleen zo verrekte veel apen."Wim KanHet meest opvallende aan fusies is dat de resultaten zo vaak tegenvallen. Maar liefst in 7 van de 10 gevallen, zo blijkt uit onderzoek. Terwijl bij het besluit om te fuseren vooral optimisme heerst. Er zijn immers allerlei redenen waarom fusiepartners elkaar versterken. Daardoor ontstaat meerwaarde, die bekend staat als 1 + 1 = 3. Daarop kan het glas worden geheven.Maar tusse...

Feel like the world is passing you by as you rush through anotherworkday? Like you never have enough energy to manage the team you'resupposed to be leading? Like you can't even accomplish yourself whatyou set out to achieve?What you need is focus. Focus is at the core of effective leadership,but cultivating it has become daunting in our age of globalization,fast technological change, and environmental challenges. As a leader,you need tools to navigate these unknown territories. One of the mos...

The powerhouses of our companies today are made up of increasingnumbers of professionals.The number of companies that would describe themselves asknowledge-intensive is also increasing - think of R&D labs, hi-tech,IT, media, business support, health and educational organizations.Managers tend to think that these new organizations and their staffmust be managed like before. But to do so can create more problemsthan it might solve.Professionals are for the most part already motivated and do not...