Organizational Ambition

The Pike Effect in Leadership and Strategy: How Invisible Constraints Kill Organizational Ambition?

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The Pike Effect in leadership and strategy offers a powerful lens through which executives can understand why otherwise capable organizations stop pursuing transformational growth. The concept originates from a behavioral experiment involving predatory fish-pike placed in a tank with smaller fish separated by a transparent barrier. Initially, the pike repeatedly attempted to attack the prey … Read more