management

  • Do We Need A Department of Effectiveness?

    As things get really tight, it will feel like the safe thing to do is stick with what you know. Double down on the same processes, hire the same people and hope technology will save us. The problem of course… Continue reading

    Do We Need A Department of Effectiveness?
  • Understanding Spreadability in Innovation

    Guerrilla gardening, a movement born in New York City, spread globally as a way to reclaim neglected spaces. The movement gained momentum through word-of-mouth and grassroots activism. It emphasized clandestine planting and direct action. Will Lilley, from NHS England, highlighted… Continue reading

    Understanding Spreadability in Innovation
  • What If We Replaced All Our Managers With Robots? 

    Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done Peter Drucker Management is the greatest inefficiency in any organisation. Many of you will be familiar with the work of Gary Hamel , but his… Continue reading

    What If We Replaced All Our Managers With Robots? 
  • Why Do We Still Need Managers?

    “Management is not only dysfunctional, Management is also destructive” – Companies Without Managers Last week we held the first of the Bromford  #inspiremelab sessions – where colleagues curated and then discussed provocations around the future of how we work. We covered… Continue reading

    Why Do We Still Need Managers?