“Strategy” can be a mysterious thing in business. The Leadership Industry devotes a lot of literature to it, as do most large organizations & Management Consultants, but many leaders just don’t understand it. They are also likely to be afraid to admit that they don’t. Many organizations see “Strategy” as…
13. When Less is More…
A Fox and a Cat were comparing how many tricks and escapes they had from predators. The fox boasted that it had many, whilst the poor old cat only had just one, that is to climb the nearest tree. Hunters suddenly arrived with their dogs, and the cat immediately climbed…
12. What are you?
Fables aren’t just for children. They reflect and shape popular cultural beliefs but they can also reveal cultural weaknesses. Their positive moral lessons are obvious, but when turned upside down they can reveal leadership lessons as well, showing what cultural norms good leaders have to fight against to be successful.…
2. Houston, we have a problem
On April 13th 1970, as NASA’s Apollo 13 spacecraft sped towards the Moon, an explosion in an oxygen tank should have ended the flight and the lives of the crew. It didn’t end the flight, the astronauts survived & returned to earth because the “Problem” was solved. NASA succeeded in…