Peter Phelan

2 weeks ago | ere.net | Bryan Adams |Jessica Kriegel |Peter Phelan |Raghav Singh

Winning Beyond Change: Why the ‘Capability Economy’ Demands a Radically New Business BlueprintSkills aren’t enough. Stability is history. The only competitive advantage left is your organization’s capability to adapt continuously, and your clarity about exactly what that capability looks like. Most organizations approach business transformation like surviving a tornado: brace, minimize damage, rebuild. They chase resilience—the art of bouncing back—but resilience alone won’t drive sustained success.

1 month ago | ere.net | Jessica Kriegel |Peter Phelan |Raghav Singh |Kevin W. Grossman

Mar 31, 2025We hear it all the time: “Put your people first, and everything else will follow.” But what if I told you that’s not the full story? I know that might sound counterintuitive coming from someone who’s spent the better part of a career driving cultural change, but hear me out. Recently, during a webcast with SHRM, I tackled this very topic. The title? “People-Oriented Cultures Don’t Win.” I could almost hear the gasps from the HR professionals tuning in.

Oct 30, 2024 | ere.net | Peter Phelan |Michael Glenn |James Ellis |Tracey Parsons

As I made my way to the local pharmacy on a crisp Manhattan evening in late October, I saw a good many ghouls, vampires, and zombies on the sidewalk. While Halloween was still a few days off – the parties would seem to have begun. Soon, I was perusing the items in the candy aisle, and I was struck by the labels on these “food” items for the soon-to-be visiting trick-or-treaters.