Try my Border Diet: A diet to protect yourself against persistent Full Disclosure that the digital world forces upon you. […]
These two statements represent a form of magical thinking of the kind seen in ancient humans (clouds) and todays humans […]
A recent senior hire in a client company commented to me that the thing that most impressed her in the […]
Whilst the holidays roll on, here is a leadership theme to consider Picture this organization. Closed culture, culture of secrecy, […]
This week, I offered 10 types of people that challenge the status quo in organizations. I also mentioned that our […]
On one side, taxes are good, big government, social welfare, fighting for social justice and social mobility, human rights, women […]
A few days ago, I went to a conference. It’s unusual for me these days because I have close to […]
It’s terrifying. You are in front of an inquisitorial crowd, maybe your own people, and have to say, I don’t […]
What is authenticity? For starters, a very nice word. One of these that we love to attach as a command: […]
David Brooks, columnist of the New York Times and author (too conservative for the liberals and too liberal for the […]
Yesterday, my wife and I said goodbye to a good friend from France who works as a high level executive […]
I owe this phrase to John Kerry whom I had the privilege of seeing on his London tour promoting his […]
Airtime is finite. Initiatives, activities, tasks, ideas, attention to people, reaching the boss, innovation discussions, programmes, change programmes, leadership programmes, […]
An American educator said that children entered school as a question mark and left school as a full stop. I […]
The answer to individual negativity is group positiveness. Fighting individual negativity at individual level is a risky fight. If you […]
‘I welcome criticism’ is often an alibi to avoid criticism. OK, that’s as harsh as it goes for a generic. […]
And employee characters, and company culture, and all the unwritten rules of the organization are shaped in the cafeteria, the […]
A true story. A health care worker is truly struggling to do her work and caring for a son who […]
I have described before the role of managers in many ways, often pointing to the risk of becoming ‘information traffic […]
The secret of success revealed: it’s hard work! There you are. Now mix it with healthy ambition. And now make […]
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