Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
A time of change can make our lives seem difficult. But it also brings us opportunities. Understanding this comes in four stages. The first is to realise that it is Continue Reading →
It’s all very well talking about ‘purpose’ and ‘values’ — but we all have bills to pay and deadlines to meet. Is it really possible to live our lives with purpose Continue Reading →
More than a hundred years ago, Leo Tolstoy wrote: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Now this article in McKinsey Quarterly describes how anyone Continue Reading →
Every now and again it is important to pause and reflect on the progress we are making. Are we heading in the right direction? Are we being understood in the Continue Reading →
Some people think that leaders need followers. We disagree. We believe that: True leaders create more leaders, not followers. When times are stable, placing an organisation under the direction of a Continue Reading →
A study from Stanford Business School tells us something we probably already know: people tend to become more cautious when they can’t predict what is going to happen. Researchers found Continue Reading →
People often ask me why this book is called “The Churning”. I tell them there are three reasons. The first is because of the churning that is happening all around Continue Reading →
This time of change is calling us to develop a new approach to leading ourselves and other people. And as we learn the skills and competencies we need to achieve this, we Continue Reading →
Measurement is an important part of all our lives, both for defining our objectives and for tracking our progress toward them. Antifragility might be more difficult to measure than some Continue Reading →
Becoming ‘antifragile’ is about more than just surviving change — it’s about using change to become stronger and more valuable. This doesn’t happen overnight. And it requires us to become Continue Reading →