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October 30, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

The principles that will power the future of work
by Milind Lakkad

Has there ever been a more telling test of leadership than the past nine months? It is hard to remember a time when the values and purpose of an enterprise have been thrust more sharply into the spotlight[…]

October 23, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Breaking the Collaboration Paradox: A Leadership Requirement for the Next Normal
by Jeff Shuman

There are some things we’ve learned in the past seven months that make sense to carry forward into the next normal. Chief among them is that the amount of partnering among firms occurring to combat the pandemic, the neighborhood tie-ups to support small businesses, and bubble quarantines in learning groups as well as professional sports teams, requires a collaborative leadership style[…]

October 20, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Questions Leaders Must Ask
by Joseph Pistrui and Dimo Dimov

A critical function of leadership is to ask questions and not settle for answers. This protects uncertainty as a space for curiosity and imagination. When there are too many answers provided and too few questions asked, things stagnate and the atmosphere stifles. Protecting uncertainty is akin to keeping a window open for light and fresh air, maintaining a sense of opportunity and the ambiguity that keeps the spirit of humanity as a search for meaning[…]

October 15, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Beyond the headline race: how the media must lead in a polarized world
by Alexandra Borchardt

When US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg succumbed to cancer recently, the headline race was on once again. Instead of pausing for a moment to honor a great personality for her leadership and stamina in the quest for justice, most of the news media didn’t miss a beat. Who would President Donald Trump nominate as her successor, and how would that reshape American society? Reporting instantly took second place to speculation and opinion, drowning out the announcement of the 87-year-old’s death in a sea of noise[…]

October 9, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

We need to have hard conversations on the value of AI
by Mark Esposito, Terence Tse and Josh Entsminger

These months have proven to be emblematic of the dangers of a hyperconnected world. Coronavirus cases continue to grow and grow fast, and asymmetries rise around the world at a pace we may have not imagined when 2020 started. […]

October 7, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum / Richard Straub

Needed: leadership that hits Covid nail on the head
by Richard Straub

It is high time to rethink our parameters for dealing with the pandemic. What we need are leaders with judgment and common sense[…]

October 2, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Forget the Black Swan: focus on the Rhino
by Miriam Meckel

In the midst of the perfect storm, driven by a global pandemic and the concomitant economic crisis, managers have to deal with an abundance of challenges popping up day to day. “No time for strategy and planning” is a frequently overheard claim in executive offices and boardrooms these days. Many leaders like to address the pandemic as a “Black Swan”. A nice try to excuse oneself from thorough and critical thinking[…]

September 30, 2020 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Leadership Everywhere Means Reversed Leadership
by Jane McConnell

Reversed leadership makes organizations more resilient. The need for resilience has never been greater than now. As Peter Drucker said, “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” How can management go beyond yesterday’s logic? By practicing reversed leadership[…]