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Fictional interviews with well-known figures to explore, through their lens, contemporary issues of management, digital transformation and work.

Kafka’s fictional interview on AI and bureaucracy

Franz Kafka, a lawyer by training and insurance clerk in imperial Vienna, was a keen observer of the administrative mechanisms of his time. His novels, letters, and journals describe what happens to a world where the organization of things takes precedence over understanding people, where procedure replaces dialogue, and where individuals, summoned to comply with incomprehensible injunctions, no longer know whether they are subjects or suspects. A century later, as artificial intelligence finds its way into the workings of businesses, administrations, and platforms, Kafka is more relevant than ever. We...

Kafka’s fictional interview on AI and bureaucracy

Franz Kafka, a lawyer by training and insurance clerk in imperial Vienna, was a keen observer of the administrative mechanisms of his time. His...

Leading means learning to make room for others, an imaginary interview with Gregg Popovich

At a time when businesses are rediscovering the importance of trust, adaptability, and care in leadership, Gregg Popovich's career path offers us some fascinating...

Fictitious interview with General de Gaulle on digital sovereignty

What if Charles de Gaulle were observing the current situation, where our critical infrastructure, citizens' data, artificial intelligence models, and public services are largely...

“The world has changed, but not my principles”. A fictional interview with Henri Fayol on the limits of traditional management in the digital age.

Henri Fayol did not know agile organizations, collaborative platforms, or artificial intelligence, yet his name and work continue to be cited in management courses....

Isaac Asimov’s fictional interview on the dangers of AI

Today, AI is everywhere and is sometimes seen as a driver of innovation, sometimes as a danger. But as the ethical debate rages on...

The fictional interview with Ted Lasso, the manager who manages without expertise

An American football coach parachuted into the role of manager of an English soccer club, knowing nothing about the game, Ted Lasso is a managerial anomaly who...

(Fake) Interview with Peter Drucker: “Remote work is not the problem. Managerial improvisation is.”

Peter Drucker never knew Slack, Zoom or Teams and yet he had already said everything, or almost everything, about many of the excesses that...

The fictitious interview with Antoine Riboud on employee experience and sustainable performance

When it comes to business leaders, we all have our role models. Today, many people swear by Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and others, but I'll...

Eliyahu Goldratt’s fictional interview on infobesity and bottlenecks in knowledge work

Instead of thinking vertically, I always like to see if it's possible to “steal” ideas that work in one sector or discipline and apply...
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