Back in November 2015 I wrote the article ’Uncertainty is the strategic leader’s best friend’. While that year had some political upheaval in Australia with the ousting of Tony Abbott by his own party, which replaced him with Malcolm Turnbull, it was, in hindsight, a pretty stable year. Since then, we have had Brexit, Trump’s
When I run training courses I almost always ask “What’s the best way to learn?”. I get the usual answers such as, “By doing.” I reply “Yes and?” until I get the answer I am looking for: “By having fun!”. If learners enjoy being there, they will learn – you know this from your own
Headphones are great for keeping out noise clutter, so you can hear what’s truly important. I’ll don them on planes and in crowded lounges or cafés, and their good for the gym when weights are being dropped from great heights (am I the only one who finds this annoying?). There’s another type of headphone that
“Hey! You know how you and I are good decision makers … and everyone else has a problem?” I’ve used this line for more than a decade to explain why many people don’t want to know about improving their own decision making and are much more interested in helping others see their point of view.
I posted a video recently on LinkedIn bemoaning the lack of care and attention to data governance. Soon after I posted another video about performance reporting getting the same treatment. In today’s blog, I’ve decided to combine the two. The first part of the story is that poor data governance is a missed opportunity. You