Strategic Culture Design
‘Black swan’ events–events that are unexpected and have a major effect on society– rapidly change the ecosystem and render static strategic plans obsol…
Adaptability
Absorptive Capacity, Knowledge Management and Innovation
Let’s start with some defining statements. Innovation is totally dependent on becoming aware of external ideas and the knowledge that is needed, and th…
Alignment Is Needed Everywhere
In pursuit of alignment We seek alignment to many things, but three things are critically important to us as individuals. Firstly, we look for align…
Questioning The Status In ‘Quo’
New Leadership Lens Before COVID-19, many leaders had accepted that the world was “VUCA”, or volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. COVID-19 t…
Unlearning: The Journey of Letting Go
It’s well-known that Amazon pushes new code about every 11 minutes. Companies spend about half the time on the Fortune 500 list in comparison to a few …
Cultivating Leadership – Becoming A Gardener
In organisations, connections often occur chaotically, and they multiply in profusion. In the plans of hierarchical organisations, connections typicall…
Our innovation era: creative destruction or destructive creation- which?
I keep coming back to the dilemma often faced in innovation–do we practice “creative destruction” or “destructive creation? Is one a form of the other?…
Three Levels of Self-discipline
Which level are you in? For everyone, self-discipline is a very important way of self-management, and a self-disciplined person’s life is more enjoy…
Embracing contradictions
“Only by learning to live in harmony with contradictions can you stay afloat” A. Lorde Will the post COVID-19 process of transformation honor the par…
The connected art of selling outcome-based solutions
The typical linear and often siloed mindset that we have for much of our innovation thinking within our business organisations, has to rapidly fall awa…
Why continuous reflection provides cultural rewards for organisations
Organisational reflexivity - a better future for businesses, employees and customers alike? It is the assumption of this article that contemporary bu…
Hybrid Workshops
How to prioritise connection and attendee experience in a hybrid workshop If you are thinking about running a hybrid workshop, there’s a lot to consid…
The Decency Quotient
One basic quality that every successful leader must have is intelligence, which is usually measured by Intelligence Quotient or IQ. We do not want dumb…
The Power of Communication in COVID’19: Cascading through the new normal towards the next normal
We are not at the end of COVID ’19 but we are not at the beginning of it either. We are somewhere in between. In such a crisis situation, what can make…
The neuroscience of creativity
There are vast realms of consciousness still undreamed of - vast ranges of experience, like humming of unseen harps, we know nothing of, within us. – D…
Cultivate your (newly) remote culture in 3 steps
Would it surprise you to know organisational culture is consistently one of the top reasons why people join or leave a company? After nearly a decade …
Simultaneous continuity and change
Consider how you would answer the following questions: Is the future known or unknown? What causes an organisation to move into the future? When transf…
Strategies to prepare for the future of work
What you need to know to get ahead of the changing nature of work In the wake of social distancing and remote work, the way we work will be forever ch…
Organisational agility is about more than speed
In years to come, what will be written about 2020? There are some obvious events that will undoubtedly monopolise much of the headlines and research. Y…
What if climate change leaders behaved like dentists?
Could it be possible that the solution to getting rid of dental cavities, COVID-19 and the impact of climate change have something in common? Far-fetch…