My Blog
This blog is for me, it’s my sketch pad where I think things through and work things out. Having worked ‘stuff’ out I think it’s good to declare it, so I am sending it to you. Hopefully you will also find it useful.
Latest Posts
Zero-sum or relationship? It’s up to you
One game of chess is hard enough though what if you have dozens running at the same time, each a zero-sum game.
The project leadership team is centre stage – are the members playing out their own zero-sum game or working together through the complexity?
You’re the Project Director, you choose.
Headspace: how to get it, how to use it, and something much deeper
My customers value headspace cos they don’t get it anywhere else. Though I know something bigger is going on – they are going to deliver their best results ever.
But it takes more than headspace, as good as that is, they develop heartspace. Head and heart together – now wer’e talking.
An awful lot needs doing, You can’t do it all.
When there is too much to handle it’s often easiest to grapple with the short term.
The ‘normal’ route is closed and the new route is unchartered. How are you going to unleash the talent around you so you can win back your time and gain headspace to think and lead the way. On and up.
The big fight-back starts here with a fun quiz ….
Things have become so hard in recent times, how come? There’s coronavirus, Brexit and rampant change powered by physical technology. We are not keeping up, though developing social capital might help. But how? Here’s a serious fun quiz.
Ramping up, getting ahead and staying ahead – exactly what’s needed, right now.
Live Action Coaching gets the team moving in the same direction, creating a multiplier impact on its progress. And as you are leaders this creates a multiplier impact throughout your organisation.
This is exactly what is needed, right now.
Is your mindset serving you well?
You get the job with your qualifications and you get promoted or not depending on your mindset.
Maybe?
How do you see it, what’s your mindset?
Back to work, things are going to have to change (The ultimate ‘headspace’ challenge)
Wishing things would slow down?Thinking of applying the brakes? Things are not going to slow down; it’s just not going to happen. And hitting the brakes could be disastrous. You have to accelerate while increasing psychological safety – this right here is [the] leadership challenge.
People resist change just when the need is greatest. This reading list will help
Unprecedented change is now, accelerated. We need to increase psychological safety so people can relax into it rather than resist it. But how? Here’s a reading list to get you started though if you want short cuts and hacks read on
We may have it wrong: rethinking accountability
One of the biggest complaints I hear is: “there’s a lack of accountability and ownership here”. I’m rethinking accountability, maybe allocating individual accountability is not the best way of gaining collective ownership. Culturally have we got that wrong?
We’re all in “VUCA” times now
Three weeks ago things were fairly ‘normal’. Now most of us are working from home and feeling very uncertain about what happens next. I am scared and hopeful, both at the same time, this is how VUCA feels right now. Here’s more. Oh and can you help me please?