People ask their leaders for certainty, even when the evidence is that certainty is a rarity. Think of the experts who predicted that Trump couldn’t win. It is likely that most of our predictions will be wrong in some way, sometimes significantly. How then can we as leaders move forward into an unknown, unreliable future, […]
This is not about winning a lottery, though the main truth about that is if you’re not in it you can’t win it. This is about how, in work and general life, you can influence luck to help you. I should know, even though I’ve never won a lottery, sort of. On reflection, I think […]
After five years as CFO Gary was promoted to CEO of the logistics company, whose long term competitive edge was document and parcel delivery within 24 hours nationwide to capital cities and within two days to regional cities. They were being challenged now by growing electronic document transmission and democratised parcel delivery. Gary’s charter was […]
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. […]
