Emergent Leadership
By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting
Very interesting article on a new emerging style of leadership.
The external environment is pushing to adapt to new form of leadership which can bring fast adaptation to continuously changing conditions and co-creative engagement.
Emergent
- Catchphrase: Be here now
- Source: Care
- Strategy: Co-create safety for change through dialogue and improvisation
- Pioneers: David Bohm, Keith Johnstone
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B-Corp in Asia
By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting
At Marco Polo Consulting we are trilled by new forms of organizations.
We believes that the way we are organized today in corporations does not answer to the needs of people and business.
Business needs:
- organizations able to adapt to continuous change and this can be achieved only with more agile organizations and approaches
People want:
- a different type of engagement and we believe this can happen in organizations that are based more on self-managed team and co-creation principles
- More attention to sustainable business and social responsibility. For this B-Corp can be the answer
A B Corp is essentially a sustainable business or social enterprise that voluntarily meets higher standards of transparency, accountability and performance. It has earnings in mind – unlike a non-profit – but considers stakeholders other than just investors and shareholders. So its aim is to make money, but in a long-term sustainable way.
Will be the future better than today? it seems that also in Asia there is a fertile ground for B-Corps.
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Some tips on how becoming a "pro" at networking
By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting
We all know networking is not necessarily easy: entering a room full of people we do not know, understand how to approach people that are already talking and trying to say something without being too embarrassed....
The attached article gives some interesting tips on how to handle all this. If curious:
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How to make business in China?
By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting
One of the cultural traits we always discuss while delivering our training workshops on China Culture is the need of building trust before any attempt of doing business in this country. This happen because China is a relationship based culture and because the level of trust among people tends to be quite low. We found interesting the attached article explaining how a "cold" approach as an email introduction does not work, if interested on the topic:
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