Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
Not every tricky situation we face will lead us to a world-changing innovation like penicillin or Uber. But having the attitude that approaches problems as if they contain such opportunities will Continue Reading →
When so much around us is changing so fast, it becomes more important than ever to be able to spot the opportunities in a situation. One very powerful and ridiculously easy way Continue Reading →
We know that in a time of change there are no intrinsic opportunities or threats — there is only what happens and the way we choose to respond. We’ve also seen Continue Reading →
When George de Mestral returned from a walk one day to find his dog and his clothes covered in burrs he didn’t just remove them, he looked closely at how Continue Reading →
There was once a farmer in ancient China who owned a horse. “You are so lucky!” his neighbours told him, “to have a horse to pull the cart for you!” Continue Reading →
In a churning world, no-one knows what will happen next. An unknown virus might close the world economy. A fire or flood might devastate a town. Politics and social media 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 massive change is bringing us many Continue Reading →
When I was still fairly fresh out of business school I was asked to prepare a strategic business plan for a half billion dollar pan-European technology company. The industry at Continue Reading →
After we have grounded ourselves and made clearer sense of the situation, the third step in using change to become stronger is to find more options to move forward. In a Continue Reading →
When pianist Keith Jarrett arrived at the Köln / Cologne opera house in 1975 he found that the wrong piano had been put on stage for him. It was an Continue Reading →