Leadership in regional hubs innovation
The need for regional innovation Regional areas can face unique challenges and opportunities. Compared to major city centres, regions can have low industry diversity, limited… Read more
Team Alignment in increasingly disruptive environments
The pushmi-pullyu is an animal with two heads, each head going in different directions. When introduced in The Story of Doctor Dolittle, the characters… Read more
What is your capital? Principles for investing more than your money
The value of capital People who are financially wealthy make their money differently than everyone else. The top 1% of wealthy individuals earn over half… Read more
Seven lessons in personal freedom from Nelson Mandela
Freedom: The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. There is a belief that the more freedom we are allowed, the… Read more
Organisational ambidexterity: How to exploit and explore to survive
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions. – John W.. Gardner Change and tension There is a tension in… Read more
Future-focused strategic planning: Corpus RIOS, Playing to Win, and Appreciative Inquiry
Strategy focuses our attention and energy towards a defined purpose. Our strategies both filter out activities we should not be doing as well as constrain… Read more
Three lessons from a couch to 5K
I have always perceived a divide between those who exercise and those who do not, which I have observed with my feet solidly placed in… 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
The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty
What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more
The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty
What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more
Fierce conversations principle 5: Trust your instincts (and be the CEO of you)
‘Don’t just trust your instincts. Obey them’, Susan Scott states in principle five of her Fierce Conversations book. The premise behind the fifth principle is… Read more
Autocratic versus Democratic leadership: Are you the right tool for the right job?
‘When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail’, as the Maslow quote goes. The best leadership is said to be situational,… Read more
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Lisa New
Aa-hah!! That is what I have been needing…
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