The Entrepreneur: A person who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable new product or service. The Intrapreneur: An employee who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable new product or service. Spot the difference? Is this the same job? There is only a vowel between them after all […]
The Perfect Point of View
Perspective When you look at a tree, what comes to mind? Do you see: A marvel of evolution An organism that has developed to hold as many leaves as possible, maximising surface area so it can catch every passing ray of sunlight. A commercial product A resource waiting to be harvested, processed, transported and sold. […]
A Sense of Perspective
Fear of the new We don’t like things that are new or unusual. It is part of our nature. When we were cavemen, it paid to be risk averse. New things could bite us, so we preferred what we knew. The status quo made us feel safe. That is why we invest in risk and control departments. […]
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 […]
Are Tall People Better Managers?
We all have biases; things that we believe are true, that drive our decisions and actions. But those biases can be blind spots, so they may drive the wrong decisions and actions. The worst thing about biases is that we don’t realise that we have them, they are part of who we are. As the old […]