by Phil Jones | Updated 21 Dec, 2018 | 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 21 Dec, 2018 | 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 OAlmost...
by Phil Jones | 16 Nov, 2018 | 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 useful; a...
by Phil Jones | Updated 12 Dec, 2018 | 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 5 Oct, 2018 | 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. This short thought...
by Phil Jones | Updated 16 Jul, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Design Principles
This article looks at the most common balanced scorecard problems that we see clients face. It suggests typical underlying causes of these individual balanced scorecard problem and provides links to more detailed articles that will help you. The presenting problems,...
by Phil Jones | Updated 27 Jun, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Projects
How can you ensure your balanced scorecard project succeeds? This article is based on 25 year’s experience, many successes and a clear understanding of why they fail. This applies to all performance management projects, not simply those using a balanced...
by Phil Jones | Updated 10 Jul, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Projects
This is one of a pair of articles: This one looks at the myths behind “Balanced Scorecard projects fail”. The second looks at the reality of why they might fail and what you can do about them. First let us look under the detail of the most some common...
by Phil Jones | Updated 29 Oct, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Perspectives
Understanding the perspectives in a balanced scorecard is fundamental to their correct use. The balanced scorecard perspectives create the cause and effect relationship that tells the story of the strategy. These articles look at the various perspectives, explain...
