Most companies say they want proactive people. People who spot problems before they become crises. People who take ownership, seek opportunities, and look for ways to improve things. And people who don’t simply wait to be told what to do before taking appropriate action. And yet, strangely, many of these same organisations unintentionally teach...
Read MoreA few days ago, a hummingbird found its way into my garage and was flying around trying to get out. The strange thing is that both garage doors were fully open, as was the side window, and there was plenty of daylight coming in. And yet the bird was 'trapped' in my garage. For hours, it flew around in circles constantly tapping against the...
Read MoreNot long ago, leadership conversations had a familiar cadence. There was an inherently outward posture — a bias toward expansion. Even risk was framed in the context of opportunity. That orientation has shifted. Now the questions are more circumspect:
Read MoreWe spend a lot of time looking for better answers. But every once in a while, you come across something more useful than a better answer. A better question. And in my experience, there’s one that stands above the rest - and we use this question in almost every client engagement: “What would need to be
Read MoreOne of the things we humans do remarkably well is simplify the world around us. Reality is complex, nuanced, and constantly shifting. But in order to function day-to-day, we compress that complexity into something more manageable. One of the primary ways we do this is through
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been fly fishing, you know this. A slight change in temperature. A subtle shift in light. A minor change in water level. And suddenly the fish stop biting. The fly that worked beautifully an hour ago is now completely ignored. The fish haven’t disappeared. They haven’t become irrational. They’re simply responding to their...
Read MoreWho knows what GDP stands for? Gross Domestic Product. The number politicians point to when they want to prove things are going well. Up? We’re winning. Down? We’re in trouble. It’s the same with the stock market. Market up? Champagne. Market down? Panic. GDP measures the total monetary value of goods and services produced. It tells us how much...
Read MoreA frustration I hear over and over again from people in management and leadership positions is how their people are 'resistant to change'. I know it can seem that way, but often, that's not what's really going on. Peter Senge said that “People don’t mind change - they don’t like to be changed”. A short statement with a lot of wisdom. People...
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again.Spreadsheets are open. Fingers are crossed. People are hard at work forecasting next year’s revenue. Too often, I see a number plucked from the air. "Let’s try and hit $10 million this year!" Unfortunately, that $10 million can look very different depending on how you measure
Read MoreWell, here we are, almost half way through January already. That means that if you were one of the roughly 40% of people that make New Year Resolutions, there's a 1 in 4 chance that you have given up on your resolution already, and by the end of January, there's a 50% chance you will have given up. If you stick it out past the end of the month,...
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