by JW | Aug 10, 2026 | Articles
Most leaders believe two heads are better than one—until they have to pay for the second head. When budgets tighten, organizations instinctively eliminate what appears to be redundant. Duplicate reports are consolidated. Parallel efforts are combined. Independent...
by JW | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles
In my Executive Brief introducing Enterprise Cognition, I argued that organizations don’t compete simply by making better decisions. They compete by improving the perceptions that shape those decisions. That’s an interesting idea, but it naturally raises...
by JW | Jul 6, 2026 | Articles
I’ve helped redesign a lot of organizations over the years, and there’s a peculiar pattern I’ve noticed. Leaders will often propose an organizational structure that looks remarkably similar to one the organization previously abandoned. There’s...
by JW | Jul 2, 2026 | News
I recently joined Joe Dimino for a fascinating conversation on my journey as a management consultant and key leadership lessons that inspired the development of my latest book, Grow Your Business UP!. In this short 20-min. podcast, we discuss the impact COVID had on...
by JW | Jun 22, 2026 | Articles
Whenever I build the case for People-Based Information systems, I submit that some of an organization’s most important information doesn’t reside in databases, documents, or software. It resides in people. The challenge is that people move. They retire....
