Dr. Gary P. Hamel (born 1954) is an American management expert. He is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago. Read full biography of Gary Hamel →
Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It's the only insurance against irrelevance. It's the only guarantee of... →
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.
The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority. In most companies, power cascades downwards from the CEO.... →
Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best... →
As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and... →
A well-conceived product excels at what it does. It's close to being functionally flawless - like a Ziploc bag, a radio from Tivoli Audio, a... →
An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and... →
As human beings, we are the only organisms that create for the sheer stupid pleasure of doing so. Whether it's laying out a garden, composing a... →
You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people - and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to.
An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.
In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from... →
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
Top-down authority structures turn employees into bootlickers, breed pointless struggles for political advantage, and discourage dissent.
Dr. Gary P. Hamel (born 1954) is an American management expert. He is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago.