Here's a radical thought. Has your organisation's budget process really helped you do a better job of belt tightening during the current slowdown? Probably not. So why bother with a budget process at all?
"The answer, some experts say, is to dispense with budgets entirely—and replace them with a system of rolling forecasts and key performance indicators that shifts strategic decision making to customer-facing edges of the organization."
In this exploration of modern brand strategy, creativity, leadership and business thinking, Martin Weigel argues that strategy is not a process or a template, but a discipline of action, judgement, imagination, and consequence.
In Resilient Optimism, Michelle Gielan argues that optimism is not blind positivity or wishful thinking. It’s a practical, science-backed set of behaviours that help people to stay steady, focused and effective in difficult times.
Can we truly manage others without first understanding ourselves? This is the question at the heart of a book that takes an unconventional approach to management by drawing on the teachings of the teacher and philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti.
