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The Hidden Dimension of Strategy Validation
The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism. ~Paul Ricoeur It is too often the sad truth that the only way we find out whether a strategy was good or...
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Dr. Dee was a Dummkopf
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out. -Gian Carlo Menotti Last weekend we went to see a new opera at the English National Opera. By new, I mean...
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MIA, Haridwar, a great book and a thought...
Reblogged from doakonsult: If there is one word that describes November for me, it is WORK. I haven't been able to develop a work life balance but am determined to do so in the coming days. I so miss...
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Just Another Recession?
Hope is not a strategy. ~Michael Bloomberg One of the hardest hit industries over the past several years of this current economic crisis is defence spending. While nations need to protect themselves...
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A Perfect Constitution for Imperfect People
Reblogged from doakonsult: On this day in 1950, India formally adopted its Constitution and became a Republic. The unthinkable was achieved and an unknown future awaited 350 million people. A...
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Kill All the Pets . . .
The following ideas are taken from my recent book, FASTBREAK: The CEO’s Guide to Strategy Execution, now available on Amazon.co.uk. (Sorry, not yet available on Amazon.com, but coming). Chapter 19:...
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A Fisherman and his Stuff
Yesterday I took off from London for Argentina and a two week fishing trip with my friend, Bruce, who lives in the US. Bruce and I have been fishing a few times before, and always to places far away...
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ATVs and Strategy Execution
The ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle), or Quad Bike as they are commonly known, has revolutionized the world of the outdoorsman. Whether it is hunting, ranching or farm chores, the ATV has become the...
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Thank You Yellow Dog
Necessity is the mother of invention The outdoors is hard on equipment, and flyfishing gear is no exception. Rods get broken, reels get dropped and bent or full of sand and dirt, flies get lost to...
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Employee Engagement . . .
I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. ~Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a crafty and wise politician in the British Parliament, and also served as Prime...
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What's Wrong With This Picture . . .
Reblogged from John R Childress . . . Rethinking: We live in a world of double standards (I understand it's impossible to be totally fair)but it seems to be getting worse. Here's something I really...
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An Appreciation Dinner
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John F. Kennedy The six classical music concerts in the south of France...
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Please share to show my pupils how far a photo can go (even if you don't want...
Reblogged from The Wandering Poet: Being a dad to a daughter, this is a very sensitive and vital subject I'm trying to teach as well. Read more… 4 more words Everyone needs to understand the tweets,...
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Corporate Culture, Mergers and Acquisitions
What’s the best approach to acquisition integration? Depending on whom you ask you will get very different replies, and some of the best advice comes from those who have bought and integrated dozens...
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The Missing Leadership Competency
I must confess I am not a great fan of the popular focus on long lists of leadership competencies and their use in everything from leadership training to executive recruiting. I look at the long list...
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Culture Audits: We Have Been Asking the Wrong Question
Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it’s very hard to turn it, even slightly. ~Dan Rather (journalist and former CBS News Anchor) I grew up at the dawn of the television era and watched...
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Big Banking’s Achilles Heel
What defines us is how well we rise after falling! According to Greek mythology, when Achilles, the son of the goddess Thetis and the Greek hero Peleus, was born it was foretold that he would die...
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Is Your Corporate Culture a Poorly Dubbed Movie?
I enjoy watching films, I guess it’s the escapism into a new world, getting inside the lives of new characters, and being carried along by the storyline. As Robert McKee, one of the gurus of screen...
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What they don’t teach in Med School and B-School
Medical schools turn out doctors. Business schools turn out managers. Or so the theory goes. I recently read an interesting article that got me thinking about these two forms of professional...
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Spider Webs and Corporate Culture
My little garden in London has a large number of spider webs that seem to be doing an excellent job of catching flies and mosquitos. In that sense, I don’t mind. But when I pass through the garden in...
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