Decisions

30 September 2026Heads they win, tails you loseResponsibility is a feeling, but accountability is a structure. Protect yourself like a bank. 30 October 2025When decisions SUC(k)When the stakes are high and messy, building a good process is the only way through. 5 September 2024Make the minimum viable decisionAll good decision processes include action. 27 June 2024Push out your payoffLearn to shift your focus to longer-term outcomes for greater impact. 18 April 2024How to do scary thingsThere is only one thing separating scared people, and people who know how to do scary thing: action. Action converts imagination into reality. 4 January 20243 myths about decisions that need bustingThere is no right decision. Discover a fresh perspective on making good, long-term decisions and shaping a better future. 6 December 2023Good decision-makingMake better decisions by focusing on process, not outcomes. Don't get it right; make it right. 3 July 2023What to do before you quit your job to start a businessBefore you quit your job you should know your reasons, know your numbers, and keep your connections. 5 December 2022Use your internal compass to make tricky decisionsHere's a handy trick you can use to makes hard decisions a bit easier - and it won't cost you a thing. 3 November 2022How to make hard decisionsThree easy steps: frame, evaluate, test. 4 August 2022Beyond busy: ask scary questionsWe're all so busy - but what are we masking with those choices? Go beyond busy and ask yourself some scary questions. 7 October 2021Do, then decide: clarity comes from moving forwardAll good decision processes include action 21 November 2020How to handle uncertainty (because it's harder than change)We need less change management and more uncertainty management. Here's how to play The Question Game. 11 June 2020Leadership as a key person riskYour value isn’t in your indispensability, it’s in what you build in others. 17 October 2019Take risks to make progressIs your team hiding in a shell? You need to take risks to make progress. 27 September 2019Fear breeds complexity: simplify the public sectorThe Global Simplicity Index tells us that, in the private sector, simplicity pays. Government should take this lead. 22 August 2019Leadership is like being a firefighterDo you take strategic risks? 20 August 2019Strategic risk webinarIn this webinar, Alicia talks about how to use strategic risk to make better, faster decisions 15 August 2019Preparation beats predictionAre you suffering more in imagination than in reality? Or worse - not confronting reality at all? Does your team ‘get’ risk? Here's some handy advice. 25 October 2018Embrace your inner rebelHave you been silencing tricky questions, brave ideas or a gnawing feeling in your gut? It could be time to embrace your inner rebel.