http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com We Stress Test Your Strategies Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:05:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/staying-rational-in-irrational-times/ http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/staying-rational-in-irrational-times/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:30:44 +0000 Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/?p=989 We found John Cassidy's essay in the Oct. 5 New Yorker, "The Real Reason that Capitalism is so Crash-Prone," to be illuminating about the challenges of managing in an irrational context, like the recent credit craze or the more distant dot-com and telecom bubbles. Cassidy argues that, even if managers know that they are in the middle of a bubble, they have little choice but to go along. Boards and investors tell them: "Do it, or move aside so that someone else can." Few can resist such pressure.]]> http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/staying-rational-in-irrational-times/feed/ 0 http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/blackberries-in-your-meetings-be-like-bill/ http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/blackberries-in-your-meetings-be-like-bill/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:30:05 +0000 Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui http://www.billiondollarlessons.com/?p=240 While we appreciate the value of information technology, we think that too often it hinders collaboration and thoughtful decision making. An article in yesterday's New York Times, “Mind Your BlackBerry or Mind Your Manners,” reminded us of how technology can inhibit group processes--and how a flip of a switch can sometimes dispel the distractions.]]> http://www.devilsadvocategroup.com/blackberries-in-your-meetings-be-like-bill/feed/ 0