Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
Many years ago, a man and his son set off with their donkey, walking to market. On the way they passed through several villages. At the first village the people laughed at them. Continue Reading →
In his bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell explains how we all make assumptions, all the time. Sometimes we get them right and sometimes we Continue Reading →
Our ancestors evolved their brains to notice change. For them, change could mean one of three things: food, sex, or death. But when so much of the world is changing Continue Reading →
In a world of constant change, we need to find new ways to make sense of what is happening. Our rational, conscious minds will be slow to catch up: they are still Continue Reading →
In a time of massive change, when things no longer work the way they used to, it can become easy to misinterpret events. Reactions of stress, anxiety, and even fear Continue Reading →
A time of change can often bring us unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, fear, and sadness. Often we work hard to make these emotions go away. But with a different Continue Reading →
The final mistaken assumption we can easily make in times of change is blaming or scapegoating. When a situation turns out differently from how we expected and we blame a person for something Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” A time of change brings us many barking dogs. Continue Reading →
Another form of distorted thinking (or “mis-blink“) people can easily fall into during times of change is when we mistake our feelings for truth. This happens when we imagine that Continue Reading →
In a changing world we can easily make false assumptions. One of the most common types is called ‘extreme thinking’ or ‘blinkered thinking’. Blinkered or extreme thinking happens when we see the Continue Reading →