Two years  ago, starting in the Midwest of Ireland, a bottom up social movement, ‘Values in Action’, started to shape […]

This has become a mantra used by many leaders to express the desire that people take seriously their commitments ‘as […]

Some organizations are breathless. Frantic. It could be good or bad, usually not too good.  Other organizations are like funerary […]

Malaria is not an increase of temperature in the thermometer Employee engagement is not a score in a Gallup scale […]

For many non-American, non-Anglo-saxon organizations the idea of fun is ‘that American thing’. It’s a bit unfair and reductionistic. I […]

The recent launch of the “Mobilize!” Masterclass has led to much discussion about Social Movements here at Daily Thoughts HQ. […]

These rules apply whether you are an external partner or an internal one. Rule number 1. Resistance is never universal. […]

Do you understand the strategy? Yes Can you see why we need to change, to do anything? Yes Do you […]

Semi connected reflections: [1] We talk a lot, email a lot, reply a lot, post a lot, say ‘I agree […]

A friend of mine Carlos Orozco  uses this analogy. If you are driving a car and you have a puncture, […]

Airtime is finite. Initiatives, activities, tasks, ideas, attention to people, reaching the boss, innovation discussions, programmes, change programmes, leadership programmes, […]

In the previous  Daily Thoughts I suggested: Readiness is a red herring and usually an alibi for not starting something […]

A  client, senior manager, mentioned to me recently that his company spent a disproportionate amount of time ‘getting ready’. He […]

[1] January starts around the 10th of the month. February is shorter and boring. Unless you go skiing, which half […]

An American educator said that children entered school as a question mark and left school as a full stop. I […]

‘Smoking kills’, or ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ or ‘Get the Flu Vaccine’ are wonderful attempts to warn your fellow citizens […]

Many years ago companies started to say ‘we are organized in project teams’. Professional projectization was the thing. Until it […]

This is an unwritten rule in US presidential elections and a line in a witty and fascinating book by Dan […]

From The Chalfont Project, UK office: Dear all. Dr Leandro Herrero has produced a 5 hour masterclass divided into 28 […]

Also called get out of the room and don’t interfere. Also asking the question ‘may I be, perhaps, actually, the […]