Managing insecurities and a clear conscience
There are many barriers to success that must be overcome, depending on what success looks like to you and your organization. In every case, there are external factors we deal with; managing [...]
Don’t give up
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make a sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, [...]
Teach someone
There is a litmus test for testing the quality of a management team. It’s not something unusual but it might be awkward for some on the team. Are you ready? Here it is: Ask each member of your [...]
Unnecessary imprecision
There are times when consultants veer towards unnecessary imprecision. Sometimes, or possibly even most of the time, when you read a consultant report you might recognize imprecise statements. So [...]
Play the long game
When it comes to growth, many of us fundamentally accept that it takes time to see substantial growth in any investment. For example, if you invested $1,000 in Apple ten years ago, today it would [...]
Three simple questions
When building new products and services or implementing some complex change, it can be easy to get bogged down with complexity in solutions, requirements and debate. Sometimes it means we lose [...]
Performance oriented
It’s entirely accurate to say that we measure performance by what we do simply because those actions produce results, sometimes good and sometimes bad. There is another side to performance – the [...]
Just do it
My daughter often tells me she wants to be a writer. The advice I give her is that if that’s what she wants to do then the only thing she really needs to do is ‘write’. The more practice she [...]
Think things through
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few people engage in it.” – Henry Ford How do we ensure we’re doing the right things? How do we know that the [...]
