The Grove Thoughts from and for The Grove Worldwide Network

Gordon Rudow, founder of Bonfire Communications, interviewed his mentor David Sibbet recently on his Webmaster Radio Show, Fired Up. Gordon wanted David to share his responses to the current economic turmoil and how organizations are and might respond. He also invited David to share some practical take-aways about how organizations can support a learning orientation in their cultures. It’s a half hour interview. Sit tight through the over-the-top intro music and rah rah framing. Gordon is a serious student of organizational dynamics and valued part of the Grove network of collaboration oriented consulting firms.

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Gary Hamel, through his new organization MLab, invited 30 leaders in management development, education, consulting, and the CEOs of Whole Foods, Gore, Ideo, Google, and HCL (one of the fastest growing IT companies in India) to an “Inventing the Future of Management,” gathering earlier this year. McKinsey sponsored the event along with the London Business School. Gary’s gathering question was “why can’t we bring as much innovation, adaptation, and engagement to our organizations as we do to our development of products and technologies?”

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