Archive for July, 2011

By Denis Leclerc, Thunderbird professor

Before you try to change the way your colleagues, contacts and customers act, learn how they think. Culture involves multiple dimensions that often remain invisible, but the most important to grasp is the way different people process information and approach problems. Not everyone thinks the same, and not everyone likes the way you think. This is a good thing. Managers who recognize and support different thinking styles can leverage the diverse talents and perspectives of everyone around them. Different brains ask different questions, which creates the potential for different answers and different results. | Video: Four Thinking Styles (2:28) | Video: Inclusive leadership (1:53) | Video: Is your culture tight or loose? (1:34)
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By Hernan Pisano ’08, Thunderbird MBA

Some financial bloggers and other market analysts predict gloomy days ahead for the high technology industry. The Economist and Financial Times both published recent posts suggesting the “second coming” of the Internet bubble. But closer analysis casts doubt on this hypothesis. Pricing patterns, lack of credit, relevant involvement of corporations, cultural shifts and historic data all make a repeat bubble unlikely. A significant consolidation will bring blood, sweat and tears, but this will not be a “bubble style” massacre.
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