Ichak Kalderon Adizes's Blog: Insights Blog, page 18
September 28, 2017
The Cryptocurrency Story (Bitcoin Is One)
This blog post was featured in the Huffington Post on September 27, 2017. For me it all started with my contractor. He told me that every dollar he saves he buys bitcoins. He strongly suggested I do the same. He told me he bought his bitcoins for about 100 dollars each. It was 4800 dollars each only…
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September 21, 2017
The Odd Child
This blog post was featured in the Huffington Post on September 20, 2017. Every culture I know has in its arsenal of jokes, a joke about a kid, usually male, who asks questions that are not to be asked or gives answers that are not to be given in a civilized society. That is why we laugh.…
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September 14, 2017
Trump – Full Speed in Reverse?
This blog post was featured in the Huffington Post on September 13, 2017. By and large, society has moved from being nomadic to being agricultural and then to being industrial and now to the phase of being postindustrial or information-based. How would you like if a leader in England protested the industrialization of England and…
September 12, 2017
The Important Characteristics of the Entrepreneur Role
In this video, Dr. Adizes discusses the important characteristics of the Entrepreneur, who he now refers to as Creative Contributors. He presents 3 questions to ask to discern whether someone is a “good” entrepreneur and will be an asset to the organization or if they will be more likely to create negative energy.
Motivating Employees
In many companies, the expectation is for workers to go to work, don’t ask questions, and to work efficiently. The workers do not see the result of their efforts or interact with the customer, which often times caused discontent. In this video, Dr. Adizes discusses a better way, what he calls the terms “Bring the…
Dealing With Difficult Personalities
In this video, Dr. Adizes discusses a real-life example of an executive who was very bright and creative, but no one wanted to work with him due to his harsh management style. Many organizations have individuals like this. Hear what course of action Dr. Adizes recommends when dealing with difficult personalities.
The Four Factors for Creating a Culture of Mutual Trust and Respect
Achieving integration in your organization requires having a culture of mutual trust and respect (MTR). In this video, Dr. Adizes describes how the 11 phases of the Adizes methodology enable you to build a culture of MTR, and articulates the 4 factors necessary to achieve it.
Understanding the Mind-Set of a Company Founder
In this video, Dr. Adizes discusses what is going on in the mind of a company’s founder and provides insight into the best way to interact with him or her. He uses a real-life example to illustrate his point.
The Key to Successful Strategic Planning
Watch this video to learn that although strategic planning has its value, companies must be careful of strictly adhering to the plan and becoming too rigid. Successful organizations must have a structure which enables them to be both effective and efficient in the short and long run. Hear Dr. Adizes discuss these concepts in more…
The Formula of Success for Any Organization
This video discusses the formula of success, whether it be in their personal life, in family, in their company or in their country. Dr. Adizes’ formula is external integration divided by internal DISintegration, and this video explores what these concepts mean and answers the question of how this formula can predict success.
