READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Ben Walker reviews the remarkable collection of essays gets that right For a guy who has spent much of his working life on a newsdesk, I’ve had my fair share of workplace accidents. I’ve cut myself with a scalpel when mounting artwork. I’ve fallen over a sandwich board while entertaining … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Dignity Health chief financial officer Doug Watson is on the frontline in America’s fight against the virus It’s 8.30am mountain time at Ground Zero. Doug Watson meets me in the modern way, over Zoom, from his kitchen in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s early summer and the intense heat of the desert … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Necessity is the mother of adoption. When the coronavirus pandemic hit the world like a hammer blow, Cerner chief executive Brent Shafer had to convert his $6 billion global healthcare information technology company to remote working almost overnight. “We are a mission-critical system for healthcare providers,” he says, “and we … Read more
Michael Chavez and Sudhanshu Palsule’s seminal work defines ‘purpose’ at just the right time, writes Ben Walker There was a moment in the midst of the coronavirus crisis that shone a light on companies being a force for good. Businesses small and large started working for the people. In America, carmakers Ford and GM raced … Read more
Dialogue Q4 2017 is out September 1st. Here is what you can expect, from the desk of Dialogue editor, Ben Walker [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q4_2017_full_book/7″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] The ladders are disappearing. The pyramids are inverting. Hierarchies are turning from iron to an amorphous fluid. Leadership is no longer about reaching the top … Read more
Demographic and economic change in the developing world is upsetting the old order, writes Ben Walker Montréal always used to be Number Two. The Quebecois city had a great claim to fame – it was the second largest Francophone city in the world after Paris, the capital of the Mother Country. Not any more. Booming … Read more
The key to making the big calls is to shrug off influences that trigger your bias and knock your thinking, writes Ben Walker Leadership and management are, in their essence, a series of judgement calls. Most managers and leaders would probably back themselves to make sensible calls in most areas of business. After all, … Read more