Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) on getting the right bus
Good or bad, “they’ll take you to places you’d never go alone”.
teams
Leadership (2): Context and Complexity; or, A Place to Stand
Leadership, being about people and change, is complex by definition. Every person is a complex adaptive creature embedded in multiple overlapping relationships and institutions –… Read More »Leadership (2): Context and Complexity; or, A Place to Stand
More than finishing the task at hand
There is a nobility inherent in getting a job done. Beyond this, as you work, how are you…
Vectors of trust
Trust is one of the foundations of team performance and harmony, but it isn’t often unpacked in detail. Values, personality and personal history, culture, learned… Read More »Vectors of trust
“What the Skunk Works does is secret. How it does it is not.”
I’ve just read the latest FreakTakes (from the excellent Eric Gilliam) on Managing Lockheed’s Skunk Works. Highly recommended – here’s a snippet:
The speed of the road
How fast you can go depends in part upon the road. You need to ride differently through an alleyway – with sudden turns, open drains,… Read More »The speed of the road
Peter Senge on complexity and the difficulty of organisational learning
The Delusion of Learning from Experience The most powerful learning comes from direct experience. Indeed, we learn eating, crawling, walking, and communicating through direct trial… Read More »Peter Senge on complexity and the difficulty of organisational learning
Peter Senge on apathy, compliance, enrollment and commitment
Apathy: Neither for nor against vision. No interest. No energy. “Is it five o’clock yet?” Noncompliance: Does not see benefits of vision and will not… Read More »Peter Senge on apathy, compliance, enrollment and commitment
Gerald Weinberg: Three Laws of Consulting
The First Law of Consulting: In spite of what your client may tell you, there’s always a problem. The Second Law of Consulting: No matter… Read More »Gerald Weinberg: Three Laws of Consulting