Tag: effective management

Leadership in Chaos: 18th edition. the power of empathy, by design, escalation of commitment. Hi 👋, welcome back to our 18th edition 🙌. “If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run—and often in the short one—the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.” Arthur…

Leadership in Chaos: 17th edition. accelerator or brake, high reaching informality, gravity. “The universe is transformation. Life is opinion.” Marcus Aurelius Change: accelerator or brake. There’s always tension between wanting change and wanting to change. The new boss of Formula 1’s Williams Team found this out last year. He identified that the team had fallen behind the…

Leadership in Chaos: 16th edition. exploit vs explore, meetings, vampire problems. “Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.” George Bernard Shaw Team: exploit vs explore. Most jobs are new jobs. 60% of today’s jobs didn’t exist in 1940, and the World Economic Forum estimates that 65% of children entering…

Leadership in Chaos: 15th edition. octopuses, consensus trap, little things. “I’ve always thought of myself as an 80 percenter. I like to throw myself passionately into a sport or activity until I reach about an 80 percent proficiency level. To go beyond that requires an obsession that doesn’t appeal to me. Once I reach 80…

Leadership in Chaos: 14th edition. fractional, micro-cultures, slow learners. “Love does not consist of gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Change: fractional. One of the dominant themes from this years Talent Summit, was flexibility. Most agreed it was good for business and talent, with some suspicion.…

Leadership in Chaos: 13th edition. speed of trust, workplace not worker, stop trying to impress. “The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say….What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because…

Leadership in Chaos: 12th edition. bad habits, storytelling, the / era. “Remembering that you’re going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Steve Jobs Leadership: bad habits. A new year brings new motivations.…

Leadership in Chaos: 11th edition. reframe reviews, the value of values, meaning-full days. “The leader of the past knew how to tell. The leader of the future will know how to ask”. Peter Drucker Performance: reframe reviews. Maintaining a culture of high performance isn’t easy. And despite the challenges, reviews are obviously a critical part of…

Leadership in Chaos: 10th edition. the big ange effect, all boats, leadership levels. “Triangulate your view with believable people, who are willing to disagree”. Ray Dalio. Communication: the big ange effect. The English premier league club Tottenham Hotspur, are doing quite well this year. In contrast to the last few. They put it down to the…

Leadership in Chaos: 9th edition. the paradox of control, transformers, rugged flexibility. “Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower”. Alan Kay, Computer Scientist. Change: the paradox of control. Pandora’s Box is wide open.…