How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. - Niels Bohr
Category Archives: Leadership
Leadership is an insanely important discipline. Here you’ll find the thought, tools and tricks of the trade of great leaders.
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A leader is best when the people are hardly aware of his existence, not so good when people stand in fear, worse, when people are contemptuous. Fail to honour people, and they will fail to honur you. But a good leader who speaks little, when his task is accomplished, his work done, the people say … Continue Reading ››
Book review: The fifth discipline fieldbook
The fifth discipline by Peter Senge is probably the most influential book on learning organizations. It laid the theoretical groundwork for creating learning organizations by defining five essential skills: Systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision and team learning.
The Fifth discipline fieldbook follows up on the theory, and offers a wealth of … Continue Reading ››
What get’s measured get’s done: True or False?
I've heard it often: What get's measured get's done. It's especially popular among proponents of Balanced Scorecards and similar management tools.
I think it's wrong. Click more and I'll tell you why I think so.
Well first of all, what does the statement mean? Most often it's used as a reason to measure performance in … Continue Reading ››
I think it's wrong. Click more and I'll tell you why I think so.
Well first of all, what does the statement mean? Most often it's used as a reason to measure performance in … Continue Reading ››
Exercise
Check out this quote from an article in Fast Company:
A nine-month study of 80 executives found that those who worked out regularly improved their fitness by 22% and demonstrated a 70% improvement in their ability to make complex decisions as compared with non-exercisers.A couple of days ago, there was a doctor on TV talking … Continue Reading ››
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Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. A … Continue Reading ››
Appreciative Inquiry resource
I just stumbled on an article describing Appreciative Inquiry. It's an excellent intro from the author of "The thin book of appreciative inquiry".
There isn't much information on how to get started using AI, but the governing principles and values of AI are described. And most importantly, there's an actual case story … Continue Reading ››
There isn't much information on how to get started using AI, but the governing principles and values of AI are described. And most importantly, there's an actual case story … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Birth of the Chaordic Age
This is one of Dee Hock's favourite tricks to play on an audience. "How many of you recognize this?" he asks, holding out his own Visa card. Every hand in the room goes up. "Now," Hock says, "how many of you can tell me who owns it, where it's headquartered, how it's governed, or where … Continue Reading ››
All you need is… Love?
I'm currently reading Tor N?rretranders' latest book "det gener?se menneske" (The generous human). It's all about how generosity and altruism can exist, in a cruel, Darwinistic, dog-eat-dog world. The answer seems to be that the the two basic mechanisms of Darwinism, natural selection and sexual selection, actually favour generous individuals.
This reminded me of … Continue Reading ››
This reminded me of … Continue Reading ››
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Given the right circumstances, from no more than dreams, determination, and the liberty to try, quite ordinary people consistently do extraordinary things. - Dee Hock