Most organisations, although to my surprise not all, have a strategic plan with defined objectives. The challenge is to ensure you have the right objectives. Ask yourself, with the objectives we are pursuing, what question are we answering? Are we even asking the right question? When it comes to strategic plans and objectives, we have
Dealing with what is in front of us today is always appealing. However, sometimes we need to shift our thinking to the much longer-term. Here is a story I use to help people to think more long-term. I am interested to hear how you meet the same challenge. “When I think about long term thinking
Dealing with what is in front of us today is always appealing. However, sometimes we need to shift our thinking to the much longer-term. This is a problem we face when dealing with managers and their thinking around risk. Here is a story I use to help people to think more long-term. I am interested
Are you thinking about risk capacity the same way I am? Please read on and let me know. In my world your capacity to bear and manage risk, risk capacity, is the basis on which you form your appetite for risk (appetite for doing business of certain types in certain places in certain ways). I
What is the hardest thing for a leader to do? Are you thinking fire people, remain calm, manage conflict, make the tough decisions? I think it is something much more fundamental. It is communication. I truly believe communication is the single hardest challenge a leader faces. If you communicate well you will ensure the right