Coined by the military and studied by Bob Johansen and many others, we are all experiencing VUCA right now – volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Thanks to Bob Johansen and others we know that the way through these conditions are with a countering VUCA – vision to settle the volatility; understanding to comprehend the uncertainty, […]
The calendar year is finished, you are getting ready for a short break, family time, then back to work in 2016. You know we are in a time of increasing volatility, uncertainty, chaos and ambiguity. So perhaps you might reflect upon what happened in the year just gone and how you can be different next […]
Wise leaders realise that debriefing after an event, project, training or task can be a highest point of learning. They develop the habit of debriefing. They have a process to maximise the benefit. Here’s a process I encourage my clients to follow: 1. Get all the participants present. 2. […]
Massive and disruptive change is upon the way we do business, the way we work, the way we govern, and the way we live. That calls for leadership that can execute on these main criteria: Do we have meaningful and lived values that guide how and what we think, say and do? Do we have […]
Everything is changing rapidly, isn’t it? In only five to ten years from now it is likely that artificial intelligence, robotics, and additive fabrication technology will have replaced many current ‘jobs’. Nevertheless, the future of work remains unlimited just evolved. How will you lead yourself and your people towards this imminent future? Your people skills, […]
When I ask executives “what’s your company’s greatest unmet challenge?” they most often go silent, contemplating whether to articulate what they know, or which one to articulate. What I’ve discovered is that the unmet challenge is most often the ‘elephant in the room’ and closely associated with a ‘sacred cow’ or two. The ‘elephant’ is […]
The diversity of effective leadership styles and their personalities is immense, ranging from the visionary humble and beloved leader to the feared dynamic controlling leader who gets people through crisis after crisis. The latter styles tend to be short-lived and fit for purpose. Whilst they get us through as crisis, they are damaging otherwise. What […]
Most people behave acceptably at work, despite too high a level of employee disengagement across the entire workforce. However there is a minority of people who behave unacceptably and are definitely disengaged. These people cause the greatest problems and weaken the enterprise culture dramatically. This is where I get most requests for help, when the […]
