The traditional organization is, amongst other things, obsessed with closure.  It despises ambiguity and puts a premium on the absolute […]

About seven years ago, the BBC broadcasted a series called ‘How we built Britain’, presented by the veteran David Dimbleby. […]

The war on talent. McKinsey consultants started it with a book of the same title. By focusing on what it […]

New units: Certificate of existence = 140 characters (Twitter) Presentation of ideas, maximum attention span = 18 min (TED) Digital […]

Way number 1: My team has come up with these three options, A, B and C. Which one do you […]

A week where in some parts of the world people take holiday time. The Easter milestone of the year: religious, […]

One of the biggest compliments I’ve received in my consulting life, and one that I have come to appreciate more […]

And the question is: ‘Why are you still here?’ You learn about the organization by asking questions to employees when […]

If you are a frequent flight traveller, as I am for business reasons, you will be familiar with the standard […]

I owe this to Nassim Taleb (‘Fooled by Randomness’ (2007), ‘The Black Swan’ (2008), ‘Antifragile’ (2013). As a traveller of […]

Henry Ford is quoted to have said ‘why is it every time I ask for a pair of hands, they […]

Many clients have expresed this thought over the years: ‘Leandro, we are so good at crisis!’ And indeed they were!  […]

Three past favourites. Reflections for that little time over the week end: The things you don’t have to say make […]

He didn’t say much, at least as far as we know. He didn’t leave any writings behind. Compared with today’s […]

Nuccio Ordine, an Italian professor, has written an essay of this title, to my knowledge not translated into English. It […]

Readers of my books and clients will be aware that I am not very fond of the 360 degrees feed […]

‘A year from now, you all are here standing in front of the CEO and you say: we screwed up! […]

Engagement, retention even activism…Traditional models of employee engagement are getting a bit tired. They are starting to look the same, […]

My TEDx East London Talk ended with a proposal. The Border Diet: A diet to protect yourself against persistent Full […]

The week’s wrap up: what leadership has to do with talking, why it does not get better than ‘it’s personal’ […]