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There’s something to keep in mind when trying to create a disruptive change: Most such attempts fail, and when one […]
‘Prioritize’ is a word that I particularly dislike because it is overused and misused in a terrible way. I have […]
Reflective leadership has gone into progressive short supply. In an era where prescriptive answers seem to dominate reflective ones, it […]
I was told sometime, somewhere, by somebody (you can see the strength of my recollection), and then found this again […]
One of the very frequent questions that I ask my clients is what they can stop doing so that they […]
It is unrealistic to expect upside down disruptive innovation in any business. But the absence of disruptive thinking may be […]
There must be a better way than having 200 consultants landing in my company and doing the stuff for me, […]
A great deal of energy, time, attention and money is being invested in the production of the one-off, usually large, […]
Imagine this situation, which I am sure you have never come across. Just kidding. A ‘project’ (not necessarily defined as […]
John Kotter, Harvard Emeritus professor and prolific author, has made a significant contribution to Leadership and Change for many years. […]
No system can be fully understood within the system. No, this is not an esoteric statement but a simple, common […]
In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with himself when looking at his own image reflected in the water. It […]
Picture this organization. Closed culture, culture of secrecy, dictatorial CEO. Perhaps a bit unkind, but I have said before, speaking […]
We praise people because of their ‘clarity of mind’. We say, ‘she is a good manager, she knows what she […]
Many organizations have a Risk Management function of some sort. Often scattered amongst different constituencies: manufacturing, engineering, R&D etc. It […]
Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist and psychologist, Oxford professor, has formulated that 150 was the “cognitive limit to the number of […]
Our faith in communication is enormous. Why? Perhaps because we know well the problems associated with the lack of communication. […]
‘Lack of communication’ or ‘a communication problem’, is perhaps number one declared culprit in most of our troubled organizational life. […]
One of the reasons why I have created a suite of Accelerators is because I believe that sometimes we complicate […]
I have not counted the number of TV shows, either side of the Atlantic, that are based on individual competition, […]
