How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

Covid-19 has created a catastrophic business blizzard. There has never been a total global lockdown, not even during the two world wars. The bottom has dropped out of the economy and all-round there is a feeling as if the sky is falling. But, the show must go on. The shutters of shops and factories are, perhaps, already rolled up or will be soon. They face insurmountable obstacles to resurrect and zoom to a new zenith.  Where do you begin? Drop right away the idea of "first consolidation management and then change management".  Avoid the temptation to first turn to advisors, consultants, mentors or astrologers, if you admire any. They are often the victims of the system and sequential thinking. This is an unprecedented calamity, which has stunned and stupefied most. Now is the time for awakening and fresh thinking. Only the Wizards Can Lead in Business Blizzards The following story, a true one at that, provides clear-cut guidance and direction that can p

CHAOS - The Amazing Science of the Unpredictable          by James Gleick; Pages 352 ;  Price £ 9.99                                                                                                               Is management art or science? This has been a topic for talks, debates, books, journals and research papers. The two aspects of science that drove this relentless pursuit were the rationale of 'cause and effect' and the 'scientific laws'.   The basic  idea  this pursuit is to avoid 'chaos' and have a straight decision making process; the secondary objectives are saving time and attaining unanimity in the team. The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the dramatic developments of digitalisation, cloud competing, big data, blockchain, IoT/IIoT, 3D Xeroxing, cryptocurrency and other aspects have created chaos, upheaval and disruption all around. Some of the old established business management  'laws and models' are go