Joy at Work Thinking
Written by Ed Cook
The amount of research on why Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) succeed or fail is voluminous but not particularly clear. M&A is often not successful. Early research focused on strategy and structural factors, but the results were mixed. More recently cultural factors are the foc...
Written by Ed Cook
While watching a symphony or orchestra or choir, I’ve often wondered what the value of a conductor is to the other musicians. Afterall other music groups seem to do fine without one. Rock bands, jazz groups, a cappella ensembles, all manage without a conductor. I got an inter...
Written by Roxanne Brown
In work, I often feel pressure to offer others a perspective or something else that may be valuable within just one conversation. That means giving something without attachment to whether or not it’s received as I intend. I recognize the limitations of that because I ca...
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Lauren DeSimone
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Roxanne Brown
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I read endlessly about change. I’ve advised countless executives and practitioners on the ways and means of getting change done. I’m constantly thinking and talking about it. N...
Written by Ed Cook
Written by Ed Cook
