This is a guest post. One of the marks of great leaders is that they ask great questions. How did they learn those great questions and where could you learn some to ask? Five great questions Mike Rother at University of Michigan has pulled together a set of five very useful questions that prove remarkably […]
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Getting it Right When it all Goes Wrong
Sometimes it all goes wrong, there is a calamity, a disaster or a screw up. Shit happens. There is only one sensible response when it all goes a bit Pete Tong; understand why and then do something to stop it happening again — it works even better when done quickly. This is not a revelation. My father […]
World Class Rhetoric
The other day I was sent a report. It went a little like this… (The names have been changed to protect the guilty) World Class Performance It has been implied that our performance could be improved. All available data suggests that this cannot be the case Market Context We have the highest satisfaction […]
Do Dragons Nurture Ideas or Slaughter Them?
Imagine you are an entrepreneur You have a great idea that needs funding, what do you do? Find a venture capitalist or business angel and ask them to invest. The chances are the first one will say no, but if it is a good idea and you ask ten dragons then maybe one will say […]
For the Lack of a Nail
Old Clichés For the lack of a nail, the horseshoe was lost For the lack of a horseshoe, the horse was lost For the lack of a horse the rider was lost For the lack of a rider the battle was lost With the loss of the battle the war was lost On losing the […]
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