The official blog of Adam Mattis
Welcome to the official blog of Adam Mattis. Through the years I have learned a lot, broken even more, gained insight to the world, and have built and tested some pretty cool things. This blog serves as a consolidation of those experiences for your enjoyment, enlightenment, and for my own record. Enjoy!
Does your organization lack vision? If so, it may be time to quit.
The big domestic automakers are in many ways operating under the same philosophy which tanked Sears and is scuttling GE: they felt immune to digital disruption, their products went stale, and their customers fired them.
BUREAUCRACY: Time of Death, 2018.
The model for modern business management was established more than 200 years ago and solidified by a company who was recently delisted from Dow Jones. It’s time for a new approach to business, and Haier may be on to something.
Reflections of war.
enlisted in the U.S. Army, and I have just finished watching two hours of HBO’s “Generation Kill.” Though I feel so many things right now, the overwhelming feeling is “..where has the time gone?
Disband the Innovation Lab
It’s a crisp Wednesday morning as I walk down the hallway of another client intent on reinventing their offering and approach to customer engagement. They say all of the right words, but do their organizational behaviors match the intent? Then, I see it, there in the distance. The glow coming from behind highly secured doors sitting in close proximity to the executive suite: the Innovation Lab. At that moment I know that I have a lot of work ahead of me.
AGILE HR: Resources for Humans (NOT Humans as Resources)
Organizations have been conflicted along their Agile journey, at odds with many of their own policies. With the broad-based adoption of Agile principles in product development, the ever-intensifying rate of change in a 2018 business environment, and record-low unemployment rates, the time has come, for Agile HR.
It’s Time to Stop Bashing Millennials (We’ve Grown Up.)
We were tracked, researched, and reported on from birth through our graduation day. The class of 2000. We were the generation who would make a difference. Was the world ready?
4 Skills to Master for Promotion to Vice President
Generation X was sold the concept of the corporate ladder and career pathing. Unfortunately for these professionals, the idea of the corporate ladder has been
Agility @ American Express
I had the privilege of talking with Danielle Crop about Agility at American Express on Agile Amped.
8 Tips for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome.
As a consultant, I am paid to know the answers. Though, that is not always the case. Sometimes I need to figure things out, and other times I don’t know. For the longest time, this drove intense, and almost paralyzing feelings of imposter syndrome. Here are 8 techniques that I used to get over it. They worked for me, and they will work for you too! -Adam 1. ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE HAD A ROLE IN YOUR SUCCESS Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, you are there as a result of your hard work.
If you enjoy the official blog of Adam Mattis, check out some of the contributions I have made to others:
Agile Amp’ed
SoluitionsIQ
Digital.ai: Avoid Failure to Launch: Kick-Start Your Next Initiative
Digital.ai: Demystifying Value Streams