The “Be Authentic” religion has always troubled me. Dogmatic. Non-negotiable. Supreme. I don’t buy it. It’s not the most important thing, because it positions your “authenticity” as more important than the collective good. “Be authentic” is a selfish mantra. The top of the hierarchy isn’t to be authentic. It is to “do the right thing”. […]
Leadership
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die #7 – Comedy without the humour
We all know someone who never lets the truth get in the way of a good story. Many of us have elected those people into national office. But look inside a strategy session, and you’ll see grown women and men not letting reality interfere with their strategic goal. Why let the truth get in the […]
A Special Place to work
A New Year’s wish for all of us. There’s a Special Place to work. One that is exceptionally rare, and often only temporary. It’s a place where the leaders understand that servant leadership is not a badge to show off for the world to know what a great leader they are, but a sacrifice to […]
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die #6 – No Explicit Time to Do It
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die No. 6 – Not giving it explicit time Am I the only one who loves this time between Christmas and New Year for work? I don’t have meetings. I don’t usually do a full day. But the time I have is spent in thinking bigger. It’s gold. Time to […]
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die #5 – Net Zero by 2050
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die #5 – Net Zero by 2050 The challenge with Net Zero by 2050, as many point out, is that it creates no urgency. It is too far away for people to feel the need to act. This is why “the decisive decade” – what we need to achieve in […]