Coca Colas previous CEO and chairman Neville Isdell spoke about his view on the current financial crisis in an interview I recently read. He delivered a very harsh message (interpreted by me); “Don't think this is like anything you experienced before. I has much more to do with a major shift in the underpinnings of our whole society”
Come to think of it. We are building companies exactly the same way today as we have been doing since the dawn of the Industrial age. Huge monoliths with vast hordes of employees. Tightly controlled hierarchies that centralizes decision making to a few hands. Large overheads utilizing monstrous administrative systems to stretch the control mechanism all the way down to the very last employee in the organisation.
Perhaps it's time to stop repeating what we've done for centuries? Maybe there is a whole new world is out there that we have to adjust to when building organizations for the future?
More to read: Download Isdell_connected_capitalism_speech
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