Followership
Robert E. Kelley’s Five Styles of Followership is a widely recognized framework that classifies followers based on two dimensions: Kelley introduced this […]
Provoking
Stories, humor, aphorisms, gallimaufry and analects to challenge, inspire, and inspect conventional wisdom.
Communicating, Problems To Solve, Provoking
Must Win or Can’t Lose?
Decoding Management’s Favorite Euphemisms for Panic Every team has heard them: “This is a must-win.” “It’s ours to lose.” “We can’t afford to
Gallifraumy, Provoking
Gift, Donation or Bribe? Ask the “Gift.”
Imagine you are offered skybox tickets to an exclusive event. Is it simply a gesture of goodwill — or something more complicated?
Aphorisms, Objectives
THINK: The antidote to Ready, Fire, Aim
In 1921 Thomas J. Watson Sr., the legendary leader of IBM, saw the word “THINK” prominently displayed at the National
Aphorisms, Fiction, Resources
Attention, Here and Now
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Gallifraumy, Provoking
All Knowledge Can Be Classified As Follows
I first heard this from Bruce Rogow of Nolan Norton in 1985-pre-dating Donald Rumsfeld by almost 2 decades! You Know
Humor, Problems To Solve
EUROPEAN APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL TIME TO SCHEDULE A MEETING
I was trying to schedule a meeting with European colleague, the dialog went like this: Me: How about Monday?Colleague: Absolutely
Humor
How to be Physically in Two Places at the Same Time
I had a colleague who had very little faith in informational meetings as an effective or efficient form of communication.
Humor
Understanding Cultural Differences
Understanding Cultural Differences by Edward T Hall Journalists from all over the world were asked to write a story about
Aphorisms, Communicating, Management Books, Problems To Solve
The customers usually don’t know what they’re getting until they don’t get it.
This is the problem with service, as explained by Theodore Levitt in The Marketing Imagination. The most important thing to