Internal versus external consultants: Single team, common cause
When should you seek outside help and when should you do it yourself? This was a topic of a debate I attended recently titled Inside… Read more
Fear of loss in organisations: A humble lesson from Zach Sobiech in Soul Pancake’s My Last Days
To what extent does fear determine your emotional response? I ask this as I reflect on an impacting story about Zach Sobiech and my own… Read more
Fierce conversations principle 4: Name the problem and stop mole whacking
Mole whacking Having grown up in Seattle, I can relate to the rodent analogy that Susan Scott uses to start the fourth principle of her… Read more
Fierce Conversations Principle 2: Three steps to change and coming out from behind the curtain
Open the curtain “Pay no attention to what is behind the curtain.” Such can be said about many people and organisations. The curtain is a… Read more
Scott’s Fierce Conversations Principle 1: Interrogate reality to measure integrity – when everything smells like roses
We have a running joke in my house related to certain bodily odours. The conversation goes: “Ugh, what’s that smell?” followed by a standard response… Read more
Planning your New Year and passion for work: Goleman’s model for emotional intelligence and lessons from John Lauer
December holidays once again present the opportunity to pause, evaluate our previous calendar year, and decide on the type of world we choose to create… Read more
A four step model for communicating change and setting vision: Taking people from "here" to "there"
How vision and change is communicated is critical in determining not only change success but whether a leader will have any followers. This is highlighted… Read more
Strategic planning: Models and making sense of the organisational whirlwind
Organisations are complex. Each week presents dozens of issues and opportunities from a range of stakeholders to which the manager or leader can decide to… Read more
Read this if you do timesheets: Seven strategies to get the blue bar under the orange line
“Have you done your timesheets?” This question is loathed by managers and staff alike in a professional services firm. I don’t propose to have the… Read more
Mapping your character trajectory
What will my character be like in 10 years given my current trajectory? Challenging question to ask for daily reflection. To respond, we: Place ourselves in… Read more
A transforming evening with TEAR and Dave Andrews: Commercial lessons from a community radical
I had the honour to meet author and community sector leader Dave Andrews Tuesday night when he visited a local TEAR group meeting. My first impressions align with the description on… Read more
Accountability – research and perspectives: On blame, reputation, and counterfactuals
What does it mean to be accountable in business? Does it have to be enforced with the blame stick, or is there a better way… Read more
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Theresa
Good post Chad.
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