by Phil Jones | Updated 6 Oct, 2020 | Thought Provoker Newsletters
Continuing my theme of testing and explaining your strategy, a short article with a simple idea… Strategy needs an argument (in both senses) In the last article I explained that strategy needs an argument, a logical structure that explain it, using a strategy tablet...
by Phil Jones | Updated 6 Oct, 2020 | Thought Provoker Newsletters
This time: Two, deceptively simple ways to look at your strategy, to ensure you are explaining it effectively…. and two tests you can easily apply to your strategy document. (for a very quick read, skip down to the “deceptively simple tests 1 and 2) Examining...
by Phil Jones | Updated 30 May, 2020 | Agile & learning organisations, Strategy
In a learning organisation, there are three ways to look at your strategy: one is to consider your strategy as a habit. First let us explore : Strategy as a persistent pattern of behaviourStrategy as a habit (or even an addiction)Humble, yet persistent, strategy Three...
by Phil Jones | Updated 30 May, 2020 | Thought provokers
This article explores the idea of meaningful work and having meaning in our organisations and for our people. It contrasts meaningful work with the idea of purpose in our organisations, which is quite different to many people. On purpose, as opposed to meaning Almost...
by Phil Jones | Updated 6 Oct, 2020 | Thought Provoker Newsletters
As we enter the season of reflection, new year resolutions and occasionally some strategic thinking and planning, I wanted to share an insight I received from working with a charity a couple of years ago. An insight into the importance of both Purpose, and of...
by Phil Jones | Updated 21 Oct, 2020 | Thought Provoker Newsletters
This article should provoke your thoughts about learning from your projects and to get improve how you implement those “Lessons learnt”. It includes a checklist that a client found really useful; a checklist that you can apply during any project or...
by Phil Jones | Updated 30 May, 2020 | Agile & learning organisations, Decision Making & Decision Taking
Do you learn from failure? Wouldn’t it be better to learn, before they fail? This article is about how to better learn from your projects, and be better at implementing those “Lessons learnt”. It includes a checklist that a client found really...
by Phil Jones | Updated 30 May, 2020 | Decision Making & Decision Taking
Have you ever been in a meeting where a topic comes up and the conversation becomes: Person A: “I think that is an HR problem.”Person B: “No, it’s an IT problem.”Person C: “It is a problem of funding.”Person D: “I think it is caused by customers and marketing.” ...
by Phil Jones | Updated 30 May, 2020 | Strategy, Thought provokers
I want to make the case for humble strategy. There is a danger that we can own and become too attached to our strategy because we have researched it, created it and eulogised about it. However we need to be dispassionate about it and even humble. ...