Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
A fifth type of mis-blink or mistaken thinking that people can easily fall into during times of change is called attachment to outcome. When times are stable, having a strong emotional attachment to achieving Continue Reading →
When we are children we test the world to find out how it works. We learn what happens when we drop our toy. We learn how people respond when we Continue Reading →
In a fast-changing world, our old assumptions may no longer hold true. There are eight common ways that this can happen. The second of these is called ‘shoulds’. Should is a Continue Reading →
Winston Churchill famously said: “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” This time of change is bringing us many ‘barking Continue Reading →
One of the mistaken assumptions we can easily make in a time of change is called value judgments. When people don’t behave in the way we want them to it is Continue Reading →
Many years ago, a man set off to walk to market with his son. They took their donkey and on the way they passed through several villages. At the first village Continue Reading →
A time of change can often bring unwanted emotions such as anger, frustration, fear, and sadness. Often we work hard to make these emotions go away. But with a different attitude, 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, he says, and Continue Reading →
The brains of our ancestors evolved to notice change because change might mean one of three things: food, sex, or death. So when so much of our world is changing Continue Reading →
In a world of constant change, we need to make better sense of what is happening around us. But our rational, conscious minds are likely to be making sense of the Continue Reading →