Your prediction is probably wrong. Find out why before you start. There is a trend that has been around for a while in areas of management, it is called the pre-mortem. First spoken about by Gary Klein in a 2007 HBR… Read More »Your Project was a Failure — but why?
The weird thing about working at your peak is that it doesn’t occur when you know everything. If you want to do your best work, you have to be learning something new. There is a reason for this; you are… Read More »Want to do your best work?
See it, characterise it, DISAGREE, communicate it, solve it What do the best teams have in common? They have something uncommon. They have a co-operative culture with disagreement at their core. This type of thoughtful disagreement is the heart of effective… Read More »Problem-solving Teams and how to Build Them
Stop, Forget and Deflect The Military is a funny thing. A very unique working environment for many reasons. One of which, is that all positions are filled from within. There is no external recruitment (although this may change in some areas… Read More »The first three things you need to do when you get promoted to leadership
What I’ve learnt, a Fathers Day reflection ’Tis easy enough to be pleasantWhen life flows on like a song, But the man worth while is the man with a smileWhen everything else goes wrong Ella Wheeler Wilcox Firstly, I found researching some things… Read More »The Four Myths of Male Leadership
Curiosity IS the breeding ground for Empathy I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better — Abraham Lincoln One of the things that continues to amaze me is the genuine uniqueness of people. If I reflect on the people I… Read More »Why it doesn’t kill the cat
To lead is to see the shape of people — and the empty space in problems, then fit the people to that space and let them grow. If the problem space is to large, the stretch to far, you have… Read More »How to be a great leader by balancing tension
Procrasti-later… I was actually putting off writing. Before that I was putting off doing the dishes. After this I might put off doing some sit-ups. I can be a serial procrastinator, choosing to work with bursts of enthusiasm rather than… Read More »How to get unstuck — a 5 minute fix