Wake up calls are never expected. Or never come at the expected time. They tend to shock, overwhelm and be inconvenient.
Wake Up Calls
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From the Blog on leadership
The Imposter and Fraud
Most days I feel like an imposter. When I am unhealthy I respond by retreating into shame. When healthy, I respond with convening.
To and From
Our colleagues and teams rarely stop a behaviour just because, we change to something more easily. Motivation needs to be ‘to and from’.
Digital Transformation is Interactive Theatre
Digital transformation comes with the promise of the consistency of a film, however, it is more like interactive theatre
Elastic Bands
‘Dad, why did some elastic bands break and others didn’t even though we stretched them the same?’ The reasons are countless.
Drama Leadership
I find watching others work fascinating and afterwards you still find me wondering ‘how’d they do that?’ And awkwardly trying to do it.
Remembering
The thing about rules is they are meant to be boundaries and the minimum. Remembering we can be creative within is critical for change.
Patience
You need both courage and patience to create beautiful gardens, but also to impactful organisations.
Watermelons
We often rate projects using the red, yellow, and green, shaming managers who’s projects are red or yellow. So they turn red projects into watermelons.