Neelima Mahajan

May 14, 2024 | rolandberger.com | Neelima Mahajan

by Neelima Mahajan  Illustrations by  Nigel Buchanan  Renowned strategist and management innovator Gary Hamel thinks business leaders should lean into our age of upheaval. That means breaking free of bureaucracy and empowering organizations to be as nimble as change itself. Why do you think change is so hard for organizations?   Deep change almost always happens in a crisis. The pathologies and the disabilities that you see in organizations have deep roots.

Jan 21, 2024 | rolandberger.com | Neelima Mahajan

by Neelima Mahajan Illustrations by Nigel Buchanan Renowned for decades of incisive research into management practices, Roger Martin is convinced business leaders should jettison outdated models that no longer reflect economic or social realities. In your latest book, A New Way to Think, you question our blind reliance on existing frameworks and models. Where are you coming from and why? Models have various kinds of lineages and, in most cases, they were flawed models from the start.

Jan 21, 2024 | rolandberger.com | Neelima Mahajan

by Neelima Mahajan Photos by Amy Lombard Timing can be everything. Good leaders, strategy expert Rita Gunther McGrath argues, know when to mentally remove themselves from the fray and be on the lookout for any larger patterns that may be forming around them. Taking the space to gain this kind of perspective is crucial to being ready to make a transformative move. It can also determine who might emerge as the winner in a crisis.

Jan 21, 2024 | rolandberger.com | Neelima Mahajan

You have hinted a number of times that Cirque du Soleil must never be boring. How do you ensure creative renewal? The creative process is what makes it new all the time. The directors of our shows are always different. They come from outside of Cirque and they bring their own personal signatures to make the next show distinctive and different from previous shows.

May 10, 2023 | rolandberger.com | Neelima Mahajan