When we are stuck, it is often that we have ‘rigidities’ that keep us fixed where we are. Often the answer to our problem, or the resource we need to help us, is ‘hiding’ in plain sight. Sometimes the way we have done things has been successful in the past. So much so that we […]
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Are you managing innovation? – then I bet you are not getting the outcomes you want. Managing innovation is a recipe for disruption, rather than success, here is why you should stop it and start doing something else instead to drive your business success. Innovation is a critical part of sustained business success. Each time […]
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What is uncertainty? If we listen to the famous Chinese proverb: “May you live in interesting times”, we can see it as both a blessing and a curse. We are certainly living in interesting – if not uncertain – times. With the continuing impact of COVID-19, geopolitical tensions and even the wonderful world of conspiracy […]
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Summary: Innovation is critical to sustained success and experimentation is key to this process Experimentation requires resources, capability and capacity to execute Innovation and change is hard, and what you can do about it What you can do next to help you get unstuck Why innovate? Darwin said it best “Its not the strongest or […]
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Are you stuck in the hamster wheel- working in the problem rather than on it? have been presenting to and talking with a lot of senior executives since we have come out of COVID lockdown, and a common theme (which extends to many CEOs I speak to in other settings) is that they are stuck […]
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Summary: Being successful does not guarantee future success. Human biases impact how we research business success Success can breed ‘expectation’, rather than encouraging staying attuned to your customer Change happens, how are you going to adapt to stay relevant, valuable and fit to serve your customers at their new normal? Research in the 20th century […]
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Any change requires effort Too much change often leads to change fatigue To drive meaningful and lasting change, efforts around learning and acting both have to occur Ensure that both ‘efforts’ are included to avoid wasted (and failed) change efforts Personal or corporate change is always seen as ‘hard’. It doesn’t have to be […]
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Summary: Make better decisions by understanding them. What makes a good decision? When is effortful decision making warranted? Know the problems in decision making that emerge from assumptions and predictions When you have an important or novel decision to make, employ these simple tips to make better decisions. Are you struggling to make a […]
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I once sat in a training seminar where they ‘challenged’ the group with a (pretend) statistic: “Less than 10 percent of you will implement this fully, and less than 5% will be successful”. They were obviously trying some reverse motivation – but without realising it, they were clearly identifying the biggest issue with what they […]
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In business, we are often looking for the perfect answer to our problems. The answer to our complex problem should be ‘simple’ – but is it really? The idea of a simple answer to uncertainty and complexity drives so much of the coaching and consulting industries, because: People want simple answers to complex problems People […]
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