Do we take offence, or do we change things? Or do we do both? There’s a lovely parable in Buddhist tradition. To walk in a world of thorns, we could remove all the thorns or cover every inch with leather. Or we can wear leather sandals. Many of our current business practices are covering the […]
The hype cycle on remote working
Headlines like to paint an extreme. So remote working is either our saviour, or the start of our demise. And the reporting has followed an accelerated form of Gartner’s hype cycle. The hype told us that working remotely was all good – less commuting, more family time, greener planet. And the valley of despair told […]
Have your kids influenced your business?
Next week, my eldest child starts at uni. And it makes me wonder what kind of parent I’ve been. Not just whether I’ve had a positive influence on his character, or created enough laughter on the way. But also whether I’ve helped create a better or worse world for him to grow up in to. […]
Don’t be a Should Shoveller
I find that the people who should the most, often do the least. When I meet a manager who shoulds all over him or herself (an apt phrase at too many levels, but sadly not one I came up with!), I start to get wary. They’re usually loud with it. “We should improve how we […]
Most strategic decisions are harmful or irrelevant
Most strategic decisions made by leadership teams are at best irrelevant, and at worst harmful. And this is for one simple reason. They don’t get implemented. This is especially the case in SMEs looking to scale up. And it happens for a number of reasons. Sometimes no record is made that could lead to action, […]