Brave enough to not be busy
Sometimes we talk about being less busy as a kind of dream or a luxury. Not being overworked is not a luxury that you earn …
leadership
Systems, planning and punches to the face
TL;DR: “dynamic, self-adjusting system cannot be governed by a static, unbending policy” is academic for “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the …
Authentic leadership and digital transformation: Herminia Ibarra at DLD18
People struggle when they move up a leadership level – they find all sorts of reasons to do their old job and avoid the new …
Keep on moving
Maybe we need to stop thinking of change as something that needs to be managed, an awkward event that comes along every few years and …
Cognitive diversity
I wrote a piece for Huffington Post about the concept of cognitive diversity, and why we should take it seriously in business and wider society. …
Progressive policies are worthless without real culture change
Andrew Hill at the FT challenges companies offering amazing-sounding benefits that are unlikely to ever really be used by employees without the backing of leaders …
Meeting-less leadership
Creative leaders can struggle with the limiting effects of seniority. They are expected at more meetings. Less of their time is their own. Everything is …
Threshold concepts
“Threshold concepts” is a term from higher education theory, meaning an idea or a piece of knowledge which, once understood, is transformative – it changes …
One of Microsoft’s new CEO’s strengths? He doesn’t finish business books…
When Microsoft’s new CEO was announced last week, there was a great deal of commentary about his – doubtless very carefully crafted – introductory email …