Roger Martin’s Post

In another context, though not entirely off-topic, your essay reminded me of the distinction between transformational and transactional leaders. Thank you for your enlinghtening insight, Professor Roger Martin.

Thank you Roger Martin. Integrated thinking then appears to be a life skill that strategists inherently bring to their work, rather than a tactic they implement once they are a leader…

Thank you very much. You have significantly shaped my way of working in strategy — and it goes far beyond mere inspiration, it is about the causal and precise approach of your mindset.

Great article Roger Martin

I wish I had read this 5 years ago. Better now than never :)

Good read, a practical way to frame leadership style 💡

There’s a third type of manager that stalks the office: the “absent manager”. They are in the office every day looking busy, but nobody knows what they actually do. How they ended up in management is one of life’s cosmic mysteries.  They don’t solve problems, work on initiatives and rarely meet with their team to give them direction or “manage by lists”. They don’t do any “strategic” work either. But it’s amazing how far they can go. I reported to one who became the CEO. I’m not quite sure what the Directors who put them into this position expected to happen. Maybe they wanted to find out what they actually did or HR got the names muddled up. Regardless, they were summarily removed. It’s since made me wonder how often this type of thing happens.