Have you ever tried getting a hedgehog to move? What happens if you frighten it? Sometimes out walking in the dark, I've come across a hedgehog on the road. It's dangerous for a hedgehog, being on …
You can’t evidence an inkling
That's the point. If you could evidence it, then it wouldn't be an inkling. It'd be a fact, or at least a strong hypothesis. Many organisations only want to act on facts. They ask their people to …
Have you ever tried to ride a bicycle with only one pedal?
Have you ever tried to use just one foot when you’re meant to use two? I imagined it wouldn’t be very easy, but I decided I’d better experiment before writing this post... So I tried it today. (We …
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Are you a story-teller?
If not, maybe it's time you were. As an engineer myself, this has been a difficult transition... You see, engineers don't really do stories. But I have learned (eventually) that if you want to …
Do we really see what’s in front of us?
...or hear what's said in our presence? Particularly when we're challenged by a situation, it seems we focus quite a bit on our thinking about the problem. That seems natural. And yet... It tends …
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Be the boss or be the change?
It's a trap we might fall into... If we have management responsibility for someone, we probably feel we are expected to make their change and growth happen. But hang on... We know the way human …