Posts by Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Is Versatile Leadership Wise Leadership?

Leadership today is exacting. Whichever management book or article you read, the skill sets required to succeed, seem endless. Mantles such as service, adaptive, agile, transformational, horizontal, regenerative, creative, and vertical leadership are just a few of an exhausting list,...

From Adaptation to Innovation: The Power of Ambidexterity and Radical Optionality

Ambidexterity Ambidextrous organisations (meaning: efficient today while adapting to tomorrow’s demands) are identified by their ability to exploit existing competencies as well as explore new opportunities, with equal skill. Generally speaking, their ambidexterity is intentionally activated by a vision and a...

Influencing Up

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Dr Stephen Covey. We know from many studies that the key to our enjoyment of work is the sense that we are being listened to,...

How Can AI Help You Lead More Like a Human?

While AI is being used to uncover patterns and make predictions in organisations, it’s also increasingly making managerial decisions. And this trend appears to be accelerating with the emergence of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, which is writing ever larger...

How should I think about Generative AI changing my work?

In late 2022, the world was abuzz with the release of Chat-GPT. Chat GPT attracted 1 million users in just 5 days, the fastest rate of adoption for any tech product, ever. The new generative AI systems, like Chat-GPT, represent...

Amping Communication with Strategic Partners

“It’s more important to be on emotion than it is to be on message.” – Edmund Hill The smooth operation and even the growth of our organisations is often significantly impacted by how well we communicate with our external partners....