Tag Archives: leadership

Is this the end of the ‘knowledge worker’ era?

The ‘knowledge worker’ clearly defined by Peter Drucker might be dying. As AI is becoming a stronger assistant who is able to gather a lot of knowledge, one can easily predict that eventually the quality of information will get better, more accurate, more reliable, and more easily accessible, making workers a lot more equal towardsContinue reading “Is this the end of the ‘knowledge worker’ era?”

Control, Influence, Empowerment

One of my clients (Entrepreneur) recently asked me “Hervé, how can I have more control over my employees so that they become more productive?” Most CEOs feel the pressure to control everything like outcomes, teams, other leaders, sometimes even the market when their company size is substantial. In management and leadership, the temptation to controlContinue reading “Control, Influence, Empowerment”

What is the secret behind growing a business?

Besides all the known ways of growing a business like growing geographically, or by creating a new market space through innovation, or by changing the rules of how an industry is structured, or by acquisition to name just a few, at its core, there must one fundamental: A clearly articulated, well communicated and well executedContinue reading “What is the secret behind growing a business?”

Creating a high performance culture

Here is a topic that many leaders would love to have the recipe for and achieve the greatest performance for their business. The reality is complex and many factors contribute to the level of people’s performance in a business. In simple terms, we can define performance as the best one can do in a competitiveContinue reading “Creating a high performance culture”