Thought provokers
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Excitant Thought Provoker: A seasonal reflection on purpose and meaning at work. (Newsletter 2018/12)
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...Excitant Thought Provoker: Learning from failure? Or why it has not yet succeeded? (Newsletter 2018/11)
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...
The case for humble strategy: and how we can achieve it
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. ...Excitant Thought Provoker: Three thoughts on strategy (Newsletter 2018/05)
Three simple thoughts on strategy…. how does your strategy compate to these ideas? Strategy as a persistent pattern of behaviour. If someone says they do not have a strategy, I will ask, “So what has been the persistent pattern of behaviour of the organisation over...Excitant Thought Provoker: To socialise your strategy you must share your mental model (Newsletter 2018/01)
Socialising strategy, instead of merely communicating it, is an idea my clients seem to love. But how to do that? Socialising strategy starts by creating a shared mental model of your strategy and its underlying thinking. That shared mental model goes on to underpin...Excitant Thought Provoker: What is missing from our strategic thinking? (Newsletter 2018/01)
Something has been bothering me for a while and I wanted to explore the question with you… 1.1. The problem – the challenge…. When we think about strategy, the traditional pattern is: External world – what is happening? And where are we in...Excitant Thought Provoker: What really drives organisational performance (Newsletter 2017/11)
Given the various conversations I have with clients about strategy and culture and performance, I thought you would find this interesting… In an interview with Jim Collins (Author of Good to Great and Built to Last), about his years of research into organisational...
