You are in the leadership team at a regular leadership meeting. The agenda focuses on key results areas, and everyone is reporting on them. However, you are aware that one of your peers is fudging data; another is making excuses for not having the data available, and another is declaring lower performing figures. You are […]
Gary (not his real name) is the managing partner of a second-tier professional service firm. At a recent partners’ meeting Gary asked the question: “What big thing do we need to address to take us to the next level or avert a potential problem?” It was a genuine question and he wanted his fellow partners’ […]
Warren Buffett, in his 2014 letter to shareholders said: “My successor will need one other particular strength: the ability to fight off the ABCs of business decay, which are arrogance, bureaucracy and complacency. When these corporate cancers metastasize, even the strongest of companies can falter.” Arrogance, Bureaucracy and Complacency! They are the symptoms of the […]
“How long did it take you to become an expert in your field?” I was asked. “Well, I’m still learning” I replied. “There are over 7 billion people on the planet and they are all individuals. Until I fully understand them all, at least, I’ll need to keep learning.” “What about you?” I asked my […]
