...may be scarcer than the ability to generate the ideas themselves. It's conventional to think that the ability to generate novel, practical ideas is rare. That may well be true. In fact …
Life’s too short…
...to have such a long process. Sometimes, we get carried away with the thoroughness of the process we put in place. Yes, we need to do a diligent job, but good enough is good enough. Arguably, …
Drop everything?
We need to get people’s attention from time to time... We may well need them to accommodate what we need done, or what they need to do to give effect to what we’re offering them. If we expect them …
Can you governance your way to innovation?
It's the modern management obsession: "governance" and, to a degree, quite rightly so. We do need our organisations and our projects to be well-managed. The trouble is... Governance on its own isn't …
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Leadership is contagious
Unlike management, which doesn't really spread from person to person, leadership is contagious. If one person is an effective and energetic leader, those around them are likely to pick up some of the …
The fine tuning of big change
We tend to think that big change requires brute force and large, broad strokes. Maybe not... Sometimes, the bigger the change required, the more delicate the approach needs to be—the more finely …