In our enthusiasm for an insight or an aspect of a situation that makes a critical difference, we're inclined to think that's the one thing that matters in the end. Of course, it isn't. We say "It's …
Constrained or radical?
If you're on the inside, it can be hard to stimulate change in the wider system because although you have some explicit authority, you're constrained by your stakeholders' expectations. We can't …
Changing what you know
... as opposed to what you know about. It’s one thing to know about something, quite another to know a subject and be able to deploy it in life. Unless you can do (or be) something, you don't know …
Can you see their hesitancy?
Sometimes it's obvious... We notice when our friends and associates are holding back from committing to something—or maybe someone—which in itself is preventing them achieving the results they …
Do you need the big roll-out?
It’s striking how some organizations think first of the scale required to roll something new out to the workforce at large—a daunting and expensive undertaking. And yet often the same effect can be …
The trouble with profiling
Well, one of the troubles with profiling... In forming teams, it's a good idea to bring together complementary skills and personality types. Diversity brings performance, though it may not be …