Architects should transform themselves too….
In the current economic context, although the IMF announces that recovery have started, the companies should not weaken and continue the effort of adaptation. As I had shown in the posts “Is it time to revise his strategic planning?” and (currently in French) “Qui croit qu’après la crise, il y ...

Bureaucracy is not so good for modern business
Even if bureaucracy brings values of rationality, good organisation and high control, some famous managers like Jack Welch declare themselves as foes of bureaucracy. Because, in most of cases, this system does not fit with modern business. In spite of that, a lot of companies stick on bureaucracy illusion, especially ...

Transparency is double-edged, but good for managers.
In this times, transparency is expected to fix a lot of ill behaviour which led to crisis. Better transparency brings the hope  to have trustworthy financial information and to improve market efficiency. Better transparency helps direct democracy and makes easier social and politics. However, a lot of our business is ...

2020, what will happen to post offices ?
By these times of crisis, we never need more than today to have a strong vision of future which will help to keep the right direction while weathers are bad. A lot of organisations are working on it : french governement, unesco,  Here is a little trying of post office ...

The very question is no more about services. This is infrastructure.
Today most of discussions regarding organisation performance turn around the concept of service. Companies and company sub-entities are deemed to be more efficient when committed to services delivery. Would it be due to modern economies orientation for which services industry represent 70% ? The successes of the cloud computing, of ...