In a recent IBM Global CEO Study, conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value (4th edition) their findings pointed out that “eight in ten CEOs expect their environment to grow significantly more complex, and fewer than half believe they know how to deal with it successfully.” Sobering findings – but as we look at the sheer volume and speed of change in the world around us, it’s really not all that surprising. We’re all feeling pressure, and in the interview below, by Phalana Tiller, from the “Drucker On-Dial – where timely issues meet timeless principles” you’ll hear a thought provoking discussion about the transformational issues around complexity that businesses are experiencing today. These respected management thinkers offering their insight and viewpoints about how complexity is transforming business along unique ideas as to how to handle such changes.
Phalana Tiller, is the Communications Manager at the Drucker Institute, and hosts these interviews with respected and leading management thinkers John Hagel III, Co-Chairmen, Deloitte LLP ‘Center for the Edge’. With over 30 years as a top management consultant, he has helped companies improve their performance by effectively applying information technology to reshape business strategies. John discusses how corporations have been dealing (or not) with the changes in the business landscape. He answers questions about how companies have managed change, (going back to1965), and describes the progress (or lack thereof) in managing change – not a pretty picture. He also points out the “disconnects” that occur with large organizations in absence of a longer term, systematic approach and the undesirable potential for “sustained erosion of performance.”
Also highlighted is an interview with Don Tapscott, recently ranked 4th in the Thinkers50′s, where members are considered to be the 50 best management thinkers in the world. He breaks down key components of how the power of the digital revolution will be key to tackling global problems that have plagued companies for years.
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