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Looking below the surface of leadership, strategy and culture.
I love creating a fresh perspective on topics that are complex, even misunderstood, in a way that leaders can then use in their day job. I write about strategy, innovation, leadership, culture and personal development. I’ve worked with some wonderful co-authors such as Julian Birkinshaw, Dan Cable, Ron Carucci, Dorie Clark, Gena Cox, Art Kleiner, and Chris Rangen.
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How to develop an intrapreneurial culture
Five foundational building blocks can help innovators maximise value creation inside their organisation.
Talking about a difficult decision — when you can’t share all the details
When you have to communicate a difficult organisational decision to employees, it’s hard to know how much information to provide when you can’t be fully transparent yet. Saying nothing can undermine people’s trust in your motives and compassion, whereas saying too much can leave people feeling overwhelmed and vulnerable.
How professional services firms dodged disruption
Adopting a dual mindset of paranoia and pragmatism can keep incumbents nimble amid changing market dynamics.
Don’t let distractions derail your company’s strategy
An openness to experimenting, learning, and adapting is an essential characteristic of an effective strategy process. However, it’s easy to get distracted by both external and internal developments and opportunities. Leaders should avoid the temptation to micromanage and assert control to mitigate this risk.
Why the best strategic leaders are emotional
Emotions can catalyse more creative thinking and help you develop strategies that meet the moment.
Five strategies to empower employees to make decisions
Giving employees autonomy is critical for innovation, performance, and motivation. But while giving your employees more decision-making authority might look straightforward, in practice, it’s hard to pull off. The author refers to the gap between the desire for more empowerment and capability (with confidence) the ‘decision deficit’.
Driving HR innovation: Unleashing the power of AI and ChatGPT
ChatGPT has catapulted AI into our collective consciousness. Executives should use this use case as a catalyst to position AI as an asset in their businesses, out in the open.
How to communicate your company’s strategy effectively
For too long, communicating strategy has been an afterthought. Executives have shared long, bombastic documents or withheld critical information and expected people to just ‘get it’. And it hasn’t worked. Greater external uncertainty, collaboration, employee anxiety, and organisational openness demands a change of approach.
How to stay cool when you’re put on the spot
Work is full of difficult moments where people catch you off guard and make you feel defensive. It’s hard to predict when they’ll occur and how they’ll play out, but you can prepare for them. I present a four-step framework to give you an opportunity to respond thoughtfully and confidently in these high-stakes moments.
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