One person’s analysis of the election drama – the debates et al Talking heads calling each other, or inferring, liar! So-called facts are manufactured to either make oneself look good or the other bad Mustn’t answer the question put, but lay back on rhetoric Rely on the ‘rusted on’ voted to sheep-like – follow Pretty…
There they are, the same old parties, same rhetoric, empty promises, saying what they think we want to hear. Then along came the TRUMPET OF PATRIOTS! Lots of money, huge promises, little substance, being yelled at us through these hideous yellow pages time and time again. If that’s not a big enough turnoff, we don’t…
Just one of the promises – Port Rush Road FIX?!?. How many kilometres, how much time, how much cost does this deliver to the drivers, the goods, to our purchases? Certainly Port Rush Road is a very difficult topic BUT, this cannot be the answer. Expediency for the ‘potential’ votes value,is not Leadership. There was…
Is ‘lying’ bad? Is there a time and place? Do we use it to settle children in uncomfortable situations? To save ourselves and/or our self-concept when we are confronted? Is it habitual or selective? Does a lie teach a lesson for future reference? Do I ever lie – well, yes; I do – do you?…
The question to be asking is not “what you want from another AI platform” but “what don’t you want”. “What has disappointed you about your current experience”. We rarely have a clear idea of our wants but recite what we have heard. Delving into the so-called negative will give much clearer signals to the sur/petitous*…
Intelligent Disobedience! The provision of an environment where everyone is equal value – where pre-emptive & groupthink are not welcome. Where people live up to expectations, not down to which becomes self-fulfilling. The Leader is not the solution but the facilitator – clarity is achieved through connectedness – not consensus; through energy, trust, respect and…
Succession. Two recent case studies – peripheral overview absent of financial data The need to look ahead and define a structure to replace current leadership is imperative. This applies as much in the home as in business. If the business is a family business, then even more so. Very often ‘leadership’ just comes about through…
Succession Planning Rationale Any business, whatever type needs to look to the future, to judge risks and opportunities certainly, matters concerning the viability of the enterprise, but also the ‘endgame’. Work to build to sell, to hand over to family or others or just not to go broke. Many business owners consider their business as…
Sociopaths and psychopaths – words we hear, easy to generalise and make assumptions about without much or any real knowledge to go on – BUT potentially negative pre-conclusions? Both display challenging behaviours but differ significantly: sociopaths tend to be impulsive and struggle to form stable relationships due to their volatile nature, while psychopaths, known for…
As a management consultant, coach and mentor of 45 years, a corporate manager before that and a business owner – I know this to be true. Group-think and preemptive-think exist less in these environments; there is again, no doubt that these two types of ‘non-thinking’ are real cancers in the majority of businesses, right through…
