Organisations are systems System /ˈsɪstəm/ A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole There are (at the risk of gross oversimplification) three types of system: Simple Complicated Complex Simple systems These are easy to understand and predict. Boiling an electric kettle is a simple system, there […]
Where are you Going? Will you get There?
The greatest show in the world The Cirque du Soleil is arguably the greatest circus in the world. The reviews are outstanding: So scarily brave that I wanted to watch through my fingers ~ The Independent The abstract eroticism of this act alone is worth the price of admission ~ The Express Inhuman perfection ~ The Guardian […]
What Can a Three Year Old Teach You About Strategy?
My daughter came home from nursery this afternoon singing a song about a skeleton called “Ezekiel’s dry bones”. The lyrics go like this: The toe bone connected to the heel bone, The heel bone connected to the foot bone, The foot bone connected to the leg bone, The leg bone connected to the knee bone, […]
Strategic Thinking: Do You Have or Need a Plan?
A strategy is a plan It is, a mechanism for getting from pont A to point B, to hit a goal. There are two ways of developing that strategy, (and two types of people the Planners and the Wingers) Method 1: Wing It (aka The Emergent Strategy) Keep your eye on the goal, then work […]
The Hare and the Tortoise
I read my children a story last night. It was all about a hare and a tortoise and a race It was a silly story The hare is strong and bold The hare is strategic, he thinks big The hare invests in building the right capabilities The hare is confident in his own abilities The […]