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May 12th, 2017

The 4 hats of leadership: a review

I am reviewing an old pots on our 4 Hats leadership. The trouble with the talking about leadership is that […]
May 11th, 2017

Talk like an organizational and cultural expert. Money back guarantee.

Back in 2015 I wrote this. In the context of some recent conversations, I went to review the validity of […]
May 9th, 2017

10 principles behind culture, behind ‘Employer Branding’, and behind anything that has to do with the DNA of an organization

Today I have presented my views on Employer Branding at a conference in Berlin. The trouble with this area is […]
May 8th, 2017

The best contribution that Neurosciences can make to Management and Leadership is to leave the room

I have talked a lot in the past about the Neurobabble Fallacy. I know this makes many people uncomfortable. I […]
May 4th, 2017

Tribes in the organization: Managing by Segmenting Around (part 3 of 3)

If you followed the two previous Daily Thoughts, you would have got into the idea of ‘Managing by Segmenting Around’. […]
May 3rd, 2017

Tribes in the organization: seeing the world in segments, one character at a time . The Big 40 (part 2 of 3)

Exercise: take a piece of paper and put names next to each category. Use your organization or an organization you […]
May 2nd, 2017

Tribes in the organization: seeing the world in segments, one character at a time (part 1 of 3)

This almost one year old Daily Thought has done the rounds of social media many times over!  I replicate it […]
April 28th, 2017

I have to be honest: look how many things around are wrong. But let’s be positive.

My son, I’ll be honest with you. You can become a successful person or an alcoholic. I have to be […]
April 27th, 2017

Today’s Daily Thought is completely stolen. My best proud robbery in 10 lines.

The original  is here: TED talk: Why the only future worth building includes everyone. By Pope Francis. “The Future You:” […]
April 26th, 2017

Many cultural change efforts fail out of a mathematical mistake

Originally published a few months ago, I wanted to resend this as an opportunity to re-read and reflect. I hope […]
April 25th, 2017

A team is not a meeting. The best team is the one that does not need to meet. Almost.

A dangerous metastatic cancer in organizations ( no apologies for the strong language) is the equating of ‘team’ and ‘meeting’. […]
April 24th, 2017

Bezo’s Day One is a good place to be. Line stolen (again) with thanks

Jeff Bezos. Amazon’s CEO, has been using the ‘Day One expression since the 1997 letter to shareholders. Now, it is […]
April 20th, 2017

The enemy is most likely to be within

Looking outside is great. Looking inside is not a good idea. It leads to navel gazing. Nombrilisme in French, more […]
April 19th, 2017

12 Things your organization needs. The world circa 2017

Deal with /learn to navigate in ambiguity and unpredictability. We don’t have good toolkits but any investment in at least […]
April 11th, 2017

Change management theories have only interpreted the organizational world. The point however is to actually change it.

Since we all love conceptual frames, it is not surprising that in the area of ‘change management’ there are a […]
April 10th, 2017

The power of absurdity in fighting absurdity. We should use more of it.

A couple of years ago, a client of mine in mainland continental Europe moved to new, pristine, shinny offices. Suddenly […]
April 7th, 2017

Plateau is the enemy. Hard work the remedy. Out of plateau the priority.

The secret of success revealed: it’s hard work! There you are. Now mix it with healthy ambition. And now make […]
April 6th, 2017

Social Daily Thoughts? Two recent ones to discuss with somebody.

Still in pause mode, here is a reflection from the Daily Thoughts Support team @ The Chalfont Project Two recent […]
April 5th, 2017

Daily Thoughts are in pause mode for a few days. But we are close to the 1000 Daily Thoughts in the library. It’s all yours. 7 ways to use them.

Hi This is the Support Team  @ The Chalfont Project, behind the Daily Thoughts that Dr Leandro Herero writes personally. […]
April 3rd, 2017

Many reorganizations based upon ‘structural problems’ have a name and surname behind

We often hear the need to put some order in Division A, or to restructure X and Y by putting […]