When I wrote my Book: โFrom Mercenaries to Missionariesโ I wanted to give entrepreneurs, executives and managers tools around leadership and teamwork that are sublimely simple and easy to implement. Too much of the leadership lexicon has fallen into the realms of academia. Nothing wrong with academic study, but academia is often the activity of … Continue reading Too Many TAPs, Not Enough STOPโs, We Need More LEGO
Competition is seen as a natural part of life and work. There is always a creation stage when an idea must compete for its place in the world. You have to compete for a new job. The entrepreneurial stage in business is when the start-up must prove itโs worth and activity is primarily about winning … Continue reading Using friendly competition to boost performance in your business…
About every decade or so there are shifts. Big impacts land which affect personal and business domains. For some people its good news and for others not so. I personally think this is part of a universal life cycle which encourages evolution. I also think that big changes are happening more often due to advances … Continue reading The 4 Responses to Big Shifts
Why is ownershipย so important in team and individual engagement? With ownership one could argue, the owner's worldview is to extract value from people working on 'their' projects where as, a leader is leveraging the potential of a group of people to co-create value for the community. Ownership is one of the greatest cons of all … Continue reading Ownership or Leadership?
A comparison of OODA loop and a more recent model EDUCE.
When I was teaching leadership to intelligence agents in a far off land, they explained to me that although they loved the concepts they feared they would encounter resistance in the bureaucratic systems they work in. We've all got to become leaders. I wrote a book 'Mercenaries to Missionaries' (see link in comments) which is … Continue reading OPERATION BUTTERFLY (TOP SECRET)
Being able to overcome our habitual decision making gives us a helicopter view. That's important in complex and challenging times. Chances are you'll favour 1 or 2 of the following 4 styles: REACTIONARY: You like to move to think, you tackle challenges head on. You make snap decisions based on your preferences & you like … Continue reading What kind of decision maker are you?
