March 16, 2026
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At Cross/Silo, we believe the future of business lies in wholeness, not fragmentation. For too long, organizations have been shaped by linear thinking, short-term gains, and siloed operations. It’s time for a new narrative—one that embraces interconnectedness, adaptability, and shared value creation.
In times of complexity and unpredictability, versatility is crucial for a company for several key reasons: Adaptability to Change: Versatile companies can quickly adapt to changing market conditions, technologies, and customer needs. This agility enables them to pivot strategies, products, and services
The RoundMap Versatility Matrix is a strategic tool designed to help leaders navigate the complexities of modern business environments. It provides a framework for understanding how different organizational approaches can be optimized depending on the prevailing market conditions. The matrix categorizes organizations
In today’s healthcare landscape, the prevalence of complex, chronic diseases is on the rise, presenting a daunting challenge for medical professionals and patients alike. As individuals often battle multiple health conditions simultaneously, the necessity for a cohesive, integrated approach to healthcare has
Let’s begin with a reflection: I often muse with my wife about the nature of life being a tapestry of repeated actions. This notion strikes me each morning as I draw back our bedcover, a ritual as familiar as dawn. This daily
Management Innovation refers to the introduction of significant changes in how organizations manage and organize themselves, including their corporate structure, processes, and practices, to enhance overall performance and adaptability and create sustainable competitive advantage. Unlike technological or product innovations, management innovations focus
In the tapestry of organizational life, the threads of various departments weave together to form the fabric of a company. Yet, within this interlacing, a pivotal choice exists—one that can either fortify the fabric with strength and cohesion or unravel it into
Transitioning from a singular leadership structure to a distributed leadership model involves a strategic shift in how leadership roles and responsibilities are conceptualized and implemented within an organization. This transition is rooted in the understanding that the complexities and rapid changes in
If anything is resonating worldwide, not in the least due to the fallout of the recent pandemic, it is about having or building resiliency. As an individual, resilience is the capacity to cope with life’s challenges and bounce back from hardship. People
Last month, Edwin Korver, founder and CEO of CROSS-SILO, was interviewed by Dr. Madelyn Blair, a former World Bank executive, in her show on the practice of resilient leadership, named Unlocked, after her book, to talk about the poor state of our human
We’ve spent almost seven years designing the ROUNDMAP™ Whole System Model of Business in an attempt to overcome widespread employee disengagement and alienation. Unfortunately, due to functional and mental silos, internal politics and turf wars, our holistic approach wasn’t received with open
While briefly considering taking an online short course at MIT Sloan, Leadership in an Exponentially Changing World, I realized that any course of action taking by leadership during times of great volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (known as VUCA) comes at a
We’re a strong advocate of Positive Change. However, we noticed that the 4-D cycle (right), used in Appreciative Inquiry (A) interventions, may have an image problem. The first stage, the Discovery, captures everyone’s imagination, but once we discuss the Dream, top executives
In our experience, dealing with large-scale change initiatives, meaningful change can only be achieved by involving the whole system in the process while embracing feedback from all stakeholders as a potential for learning and evolving. To cut the story short, we call
As you may have read on our website ROUNDMAP.com, we’ve been quite outspoken on the subject of business cycles ─ in particular, the technology-driven Kondratieff Longwave Cycle or K-wave. Arguably, the 5th K-wave is expected to bottom out around 2024. This means
We are honored to introduce our nominee for the first Grandmaster of Business Award™, 2021. But before we present our acclaimed nominee, we would like to explain more about the Grandmaster of Business™, the Award, and its decoration. Demand for the Grandmasters of
During our research, we stumbled upon an interesting concept: a formula for change. It was promoted by Dick Beckhard (Organizational Transitions, 1977) and Reuben Harris while attributing its creation to David Gleicher. While David Gleicher did propose an earlier version of the formula,
Boundaries help us define and control the space that we’re in or like to investigate, however, boundaries also confine us, telling us how to behave, what to consider, and moreover, what to ignore. When we’re in a state of crisis, these (self-)imposed
CROSS~SILO has identified that barriers between functional silos are one of the root causes of low productivity, erratic customer experiences, and decelerated growth. Strict functional boundaries that shape these barriers can be especially harmful during transformative change (disruptive innovation). As described by Max
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the biggest problem with corporate America today is that too many business school graduates are running the show. “I think that there might be too many MBAs running companies,” Musk said Tuesday at the WSJ CEO
Why do most people respond poorly, even to the point of ignorance, to situations that require immediate change? Paul Rulkens, a business consultant of KPMG, had moved his focus from chemical engineering to the fascinating field of high performance. His work is
In short: The problem with innovation isn’t that people aren’t creative. Most people are. However, very few creative initiatives are worth turning it into an innovation. The challenge is to steer the entire creative process in the right direction and then select
While we’re preparing the stage for the Grandmaster of Business™, you may be aware that since 1970, in the game of chess, a Grandmaster has been the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is generally held for
Most readers will be familiar with the concept of ‘being in a comfort zone while growth requires one to dare to go beyond our comfort zone by facing our panic and fears. Bardwick defines a comfort zone as “a behavioral state where a
Should leadership distribute authority and provide teams with a high level of autonomy to innovate, or should it centralize authority to prevent a proliferation of products and markets. The debate seems to be shifting toward distributed authority, however, what about SONY? The
Dr. Brené Brown shared a most insightful mantra on Linkedin that we believe most of us can learn a lot from ─ we certainly do: Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington
In 1993, IBM posted the biggest loss ever-recorded in corporate history, 8 billion USD. To survive, it needed to be restructured and undergo a full-fledged transformation. Bridget van Kralingen, general manager for IBM North America, explained: We had missed a number of
Harvard lecturer and global trend watcher Vikram Mansharamani wrote in his most recent book Think for Yourself: “The world, to put it bluntly, has changed, but our philosophy around skills development has not. It’s time to rethink our love affair with depth.
When people write that you should ‘transform your business’, what they mean to say is: You should digitalize your business to remain competitive and to meet the expectations of your users. However, that is not a transformation. It is change. According to
