My daughter (11) has developed another irritating habit. Whenever you say something to her she replies “I know” Your sister needs help. — “I know” We are late for school — “I know” E = MC squared — “I know” The cat is on fire — “I know” Of course I explode. How can you possibly learn anything new if […]
Teamwork
It is easy to set up a team… You take a bunch of people, put them in a room, give them a simple task and tell them to crack on with it. Setting up a team is easy. But teamwork is a different matter Teamwork needs: An understanding of strengths An admission of weaknesses Openness […]
Is Your Platform Really Burning?
You know this already… We respond to change differently. There are lots of different categorisations, but we are usually described in groups a bit like this… Dangerous to know — The gung-ho mob, they will try anything. A bit like my idiot brother. Have a go — Once they see that the coast is clear, they are […]
Ignorance and the Hippo
Hidden Problems Ernesto Sirolli tells a lovely story in his book Ripples from the Zambezi: In the 1970’s he worked for an Italian NGO that provided aid for the people of Zambia. One of their projects was to teach the Zambians about agriculture and how to cultivate food. Ernesto tells how they arrived in a […]
Leadership and the God Problem
A little question In his book Good To Great, Jim Collins poses a small but very interesting question: What is the key to organisational excellence? Why do some businesses thrive whilst others bumble along at the most mediocre of levels? The answer is obvious… Leadership If you have an operations problem you need better leadership Profit problem – […]
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