Three ways to get your bearings
Black Mountain Tower, Canberra’s bearing point Three ways to get your bearings (Ha! I’d forgotten that the newsletter section before the article was titled “take your bearings” … so clearly,...
Where are you on the sigmoid curve? The sigmoid curve (aka the S-curve) has been used in disciplines like project management, biology, and finance for...
Black Mountain Tower, Canberra’s bearing point Three ways to get your bearings (Ha! I’d forgotten that the newsletter section before the article was titled “take your bearings” … so clearly,...
We’ve all been there – moments when we thought we were on the same page with someone, only to discover that we were not only on different pages but reading...
While working for an innovation company, I got good at asking brainstorm-y questions to generate possibilities. Now, if you’ve read absolutely anything I’ve written, you’ll know that I love a...
The home I grew up in … How it was (painted by my grandfather, Bob). And how it looks now. Why endings matter The home I grew up in sells...
The grace of Federer and the power of Williams … said no-one ever Michael practicing hitting off the front foot Are you on the front foot or the back foot?...
Alright, let’s engage in a little thought experiment. I want you to think back to a bad working relationship you had. Really put yourself there. Remember what was said and...
As a manager, why should you coach? Maybe you love helping people grow. Or helping them succeed. Both fair answers. But what’s in it for the manager? At first glance,...
Flowers. And espresso. ♥️ An essential upgrade? I’m on one of my trips to Australia, and for the first time, I’ve had to rent an apartment in Canberra. The family...
“Amazing. Awesome.” I can almost hear you thinking. “Once I work my way through this list of skills, I’ll surely become a great leader.” If only it was as simple...
Rocking the beat with my watermelon uke Changing the rhythm They say the universe tends to entropy, and everything will, in the end, fall apart and go dark. That’s certainly...
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If you know one quote from Peter Drucker, that’s probably it. And it’s something he never actually said. But when he said, “culture … is...
“Empowerment” in many organizations is one of those empty, HR-y words, a bland truism that no-one disagrees with (no one says, “I’m against empowerment”) but which means little and changes...