Boring meetings Issues, incidents, risk events, screw ups, call them what you will, we all have them. Somewhere in your organisation somebody is logging them, categorising them and recording them. That somebody also has a target to reduce them. And every month they hold a meeting to discuss how they are doing. And — be honest — […]
Corporate Cancer
Fear and anxiety We have all heard of a “culture of fear”, but does fear really exist in our organisations? Fear Fear is a physical response danger, a reaction to an immediate issue that threatens your safety and security. It is fear that overcomes you when you are walking home late at night, all by yourself […]
What Are You Missing?
I have to manage your expectations It is a horrible phrase. I hate it when somebody says to me. It means that I am not going to get what I want when I want it. I am being softened up. There is going to be a delay. Suddenly I am thrown into the cost or […]
The Handoff
I am not a Luddite Technology is a good thing. As it evolves we find new solutions to problems: We invent new applications We write new algorithms We build new tools We develop new drugs Technology pushes us forward. Technology needs specialist knowledge All that new technology is difficult to get your mind around. People need […]
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
Stating the bleeding obvious… When I was in my 20’s I went on a course. The instructor put up a slide. It looked like this: His point was simple. To be successful create alignment. Make sure everybody is pulling in the same direction. It was such an obvious point that I wondered why on earth […]
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