How open is your thinking?

How open is your thinking?

by | Aug 30, 2013 | Change, Leadership

We see it time and again… Some intriguing new information is rejected by the established order. This story is told in all sorts of contexts. I’m sure you can think of many… Something happens that suggests a radical approach to a familiar problem might lead...
The trap of structure

The trap of structure

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery

If you already have the structure of something—a task, a project, an issue… …it might not be the thing you most need to do. Maybe you should hand it off, or be done with it altogether. We like when we know where we are and where we’re going; when we are...
A broad focus—oxymoron or enabling step?

A broad focus—oxymoron or enabling step?

by | Aug 23, 2013 | Change, Leadership

It’s good to focus—in fact, essential if we want to be effective and get something done. Agreed. But sometimes we need to focus on the whole, not just a part. And that’s often our problem. We narrow our vision to something we think we can work on; something we...
Do you want the good stuff?

Do you want the good stuff?

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery

Of course you do, is your likely first reaction. But do you? Do we? Do we want the transformational insight? Do we want the bigger ideas? Do we want the deeper learning? Do we want the good stuff? Or would we rather increment forward from where are now, instead of...