A reminder of something simple and perhaps basic but really important, which has certainly helped me... To succeed, yes, we need a vision and a purpose and goals and priorities and all that. But …
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How nurturing should you be with members of a team?
Where do you draw the line between helping team members step up to their role and not overdoing it so that they end up depending on you? How do you decide where the right balance lies? Does it depend …
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Which comes first: Evidence or belief?
We’re probably programmed to need evidence before we’ll believe something. That’s the “benefit” of a Western education. But is life really like that? For many things, especially where we have some …
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Risk-free innovation—is there such a thing?
Thought-provoking experience recently... Organisation declines to do something new because success is not guaranteed—yes, guaranteed. To be fair... If you set-up a service to deliver or support …
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Is it attractive to admit a weakness?
There something appealing about a person who is clear about what they're good at and what they're not so good at. For example... Watching a film of David Ogilvy, sometimes referred to as "the Father …
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Top-down or bottom-up?
Which is the best way of running organisations? Answer: Neither. We need both, if we want the best results and an engaged team. Top-down for direction and accountability, bottom-up for energy and …