Great leaders are not just willing to speak the truth, they’re willing to accept it. Comfortable or uncomfortable. Truth can be a motherhood statement. Of course we all want it, don’t we ? After all, we’re honest, aren’t we? There’s a reason that insecure leaders avoid uncomfortable truth – if…
137. How do you know where you are?
Teams are capable of achieving great things. They are also capable of getting horribly lost. As individuals we all have blind-spots, but when a whole team has the same blind spot they are likely heading for danger. Teams who adhere to a view, or an objective, and ignore anything that…
136. Where is the truth?
Finding out what’s true is tricky, it takes effort. Our brains have a neat way of avoiding that effort. We just decide what’s true in advance. We store those “truths” away and grab them quickly when we need a quick answer. We take shortcuts, make assumptions, apply labels, follow brands.…
135. Why be Honest with yourself?
Great leaders are honest with themselves. Whether they are truthful to others or not, they don’t allow themselves to be fooled by their own perceptions and allusions. I’m not sure if such honesty can be taught, but it certainly can be practiced. Honesty starts with yourself, as a habit you…
93. Do you get out of your box?
The problem with Data is it doesn’t play favorites. It can give you answers you don’t want to hear. That’s why autocratic governments are obsessed with gathering all the information they can get and controlling what information is shared. You don’t have to be a malicious autocrat to misuse data.…
90. Are you Efficient?
Efficiency is a key leadership challenge. How to achieve what you need to do at the lowest cost. Your challenge as a leader who has to manage costs is the struggle between what you say you want (lower costs), and all the other things you really want. Not just obvious…
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…
1. Magic Beans
In the fairytale about Jack and the Beanstalk, a poor farmer is made wealthy by acquiring some magical beans that take him to a place where gold eggs are laid by magic hens… of course he has to outwit evil giants along the way but in the end it was…