It’s said that history is written by the victors. So too a lot of leadership stories are written by the successful, and therefore miss half the truth. Looking at our failures is important too. Performance measurement can be misunderstood – it’s not a neutral activity. What performance we measure can…
25. Integrity
Integrity is the third most popular Corporate Value. Why? Perhaps Owners & Corporate Boards are concerned about fraud and honesty. Fair enough. It’d be a pity if that’s where it stopped. If honesty in external dealings, or obeying the law are the only focus then a really important point is…
20. Where the hell are we ?
I have a simple rule when following my GPS in unfamiliar places: follow the GPS. It might take you down a strange narrow street, but it will get you where you want to go… A good Strategy will take you to unfamiliar places. A good strategy also makes it very…
14. Are you close enough?
A Fox tried to reach some delicious looking grapes, only to decide when he couldn’t reach them, that they must be sour. The moral of this ancient story is that it is natural for us to dislike or scorn something that is not within our reach. The leadership lesson is…
8. Fake News!
Fake News is not limited to Media Barons or Political leaders. We generate it ourselves every day inside ourselves and our organizations. It’s a part of being human. Shinkansen drivers in Japan have special protection against Fake News. They carry it with them in a leather briefcase. Their briefcase contains…
4. Traffic Control
I was lucky to learn to drive in a place and time where heavy traffic was something you only saw on TV. My driving skills were honed going fast on open roads, or occasionally late at night on suburban streets, not grinding through heavy traffic. It was not until I…