Lady Gaqa tells Fry that she sees herself to be in an endless transformative state (…) committed wholeheartedly to theater with no intermission. Her fans (little monsters) are a community around the world. “It’s kind of nice that wherever I go they create a little home for me.”

 

This interview proofs that Lady Gaga is truly authentic and autonomous, masters her job and is committed to her fans. Made me think of her as an example to business.

 

Well, in the same paper Peter Aspden writes a column on the school of Gaganomics. While he says that the music is the least impressive thing about her, he concludes that all the buzzwords of good management practice –innovation, reinvention, distinctiveness come naturally to stars like Lady Gaga. “Meanwhile whole sections of the corporate world, predicated on the solid virtues of good manners and reliability are struggling to keep pace”, Aspden concludes.  I wonder: can this be because of a lack of authenticity, autonomy, mastery and commitment to clients in many boardrooms?

 

An afterthought: Lady Gaga is a personification of the Red Queen Principle: continuing development is needed just in order to maintain fitness relative to the systems one is co-evolving with. And she is a great steward of her identity and brand. Our company name and Lady Gaga are more related than I ever realised during work days. Time for another cup of Saturday morning coffee!