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From Strategy to Action: How Management Practices Bring Corporate Strategy to Life
Strategy can't happen without management In the corporate world, strategy and management are often treated as separate domains. Strategy...

Erwan Hernot
3 days ago4 min read


From Boss to Coach: Reinventing the Role of the Manager
Gone are the days when managers were expected merely to oversee and control. The contemporary workplace, characterized by rapid change, innovation, and complexity, calls for a new type of leadership: coaching.

Erwan Hernot
Jun 254 min read


Is Management Innovation Real?
Management innovation is widely celebrated in contemporary business discourse, yet surprisingly few companies achieve genuine innovation at scale.

Erwan Hernot
Jun 124 min read


Flat Structures: Does “Flat” Really Mean “Leaderless”? Not Exactly.
Going Flat? 1) Understanding Flat Structures and the Role of Leaders Organizational structures, in simple terms, are how a company...

Erwan Hernot
Jun 25 min read


Human Capital: Unlocking the Value of Collective Intelligence
Understanding human capital and investing strategically in it through effective management practices, especially training, is crucial to securing and sustaining competitive advantage.

Erwan Hernot
Apr 124 min read


Employee Engagement: Bridging the Gap between Contract and Commitment
Broken commitment Employee engagement has emerged as a crucial challenge and objective for managers today. Understanding its complexity...

Erwan Hernot
Mar 226 min read


A Project Management Trap: Neglecting Project Portfolio Management
Neglecting the management of the project portfolio is a common pitfall that can have far-reaching consequences for an organization.

Erwan Hernot
Feb 174 min read


Is Management Universal
Management is the way of managing individuals and groups in a given system. However many "experts" disconnect management from its ecosystem.

Erwan Hernot
Feb 64 min read


Don't Ask People To Collaborate If You Don't Take In Account The Seven Barriers To Collaboration
Barriers to collaboration in a corporate setting can significantly impede effective teamwork and performance. 7 most common barriers here.

Erwan Hernot
Jan 154 min read


"Strategy? Employees don't get it"
Stratégie d'entreprise : difficile à comprendre !

Erwan Hernot
Jan 17 min read


Change Your Vision on...Vision
Idea: there are 2 different approaches on vision in leadership. The traditional one is just a monologue and doesn't resist to the need...

Erwan Hernot
Dec 4, 20246 min read


Despite Complexity, Decision-making Process Stays The Same
In the current discourse, one often hears: 'Managerial innovations driven by the digital age and the pandemic are paths that must be...

Erwan Hernot
Dec 4, 20245 min read


What does it mean for a manager to engage in internal politics?
Politics is not a "dirty" word First, it involves acknowledging that there is competition among individuals or departments to access and...

Erwan Hernot
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Alignment is (Still) a Great Idea; Misalignment is (Often) a Reality
While alignment—defined as the coherent execution of strategy—is often discussed as a logical extension of strategy itself, it remains...

Erwan Hernot
Dec 4, 20244 min read


AI In Project Management: Great On Demos...
There are numerous applications for AI in the project life cycle. Demos are impressive on ... paper.

Erwan Hernot
Nov 22, 20246 min read


What To Control When You Control Nothing
Projects are undertaken in environments where the project leader has little formal authority. No power in the game? Control the rules!

Erwan Hernot
Nov 1, 20244 min read


Digital Transformation is a Big Training Challenge
Digital transformation needs a serious human upgrade. The first step is to recognize that everybody needs to learn!

Erwan Hernot
May 4, 20155 min read


“We Manage Change”. No, We Manage Power Point Presentations!
Change management doesn't really work. People manage Power Point rather than coping with reality.

Erwan Hernot
Mar 6, 20154 min read


Management Becomes Magic Thinking!
Management is like the Witcher: full of magic formulas. That - of course - don't work...

Erwan Hernot
Feb 2, 20152 min read


Process Eats Leadership For Breakfast
Is the leader a superhero? Probably not when processes reign supreme in most of companies.

Erwan Hernot
Nov 13, 20144 min read
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