In program and project management, people talk about “straightening out the program,” meaning to set it on an orderly basis, with dependencies between one task and another, and resource availability …
Do you know enough to not know?
How much knowledge do you need to have before it feels OK to say you don’t know? Seems like a paradox, doesn’t it? If we know quite a bit about something, we probably have a good idea just how much …
Are you playing pinball?
It’s a strategy for corporate or organisational survival... “Getting the issue off my desk” (and onto someone else’s). I think we all do this, one way or another—in our personal lives too. It’s one …
Does change come before leadership?
In the dictionary it does, of course. And perhaps in real life too. Certainly the two things are closely tied up with each other. Is the need for leadership prompted by external change, or should …
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One thing at a time—how hard can that be?
...em, quite hard. That's my experience anyway. Doesn't mean it isn't the right principle though, just that it isn't that easy to achieve, especially if our vision isn't very clear. I …
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“Gut feel”—unerring guide or subjective interference?
In a world obsessed with "evidence," what's the place for what we call "gut feel"—that inner signal which seems to let us know whether something—or someone—is right or wrong? Many of us have been …
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