Wednesday Wisdom

12 September 2024A strategic choice a day keeps the existential dread at bayStrategy is something you do, not something you have. Make goal-oriented decisions once a day and rise to your strategic potential. 12 September 2024The difference between the public and private sectorIn this video, learn the differences between public and private sector operating models. Discover why getting things done in the public sector is slower and more complex than producing outcomes in private business. 8 September 2024How to run an 8 week strategy check-inHere's some ideas for how to run exciting and engaging strategy away days that will keep people on track and keep your big picture plan moving forward. 5 September 2024Make the minimum viable decisionAll good decision processes include action. 29 August 2024How to deal with all that pesky sh*t in your lifeMany trivial tasks are holding you back from achieving your true potential. Give them the Four D treatment and watch your life change, 23 August 2024Put your bloody phone downYou're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone. 9 August 2024Eiffel Tower leadershipEiffel Tower leadership is bold, innovative and willing to endure short-term pushback for long-term gain. 30 July 20246 ways to stay on track when things turn to shitUse setbacks as an opportunity to prove your commitment to what matters most. Perfect! 18 July 2024Why change gets worse before it gets betterChange is hard, even when we want it. Before things improve, they tend to get much worse - and here are five key reasons why that happens. 12 July 2024Connect, don't control: turning strategy into actionStrategy implementation is difficult: we get stuck on details, work in silos, go too slow and are scared of our own decisions. Here's what to do instead. 27 June 2024Push out your payoffLearn to shift your focus to longer-term outcomes for greater impact. 12 June 2024How and when to quit things (and how to do it well)Why you should leave before it's bad, end good things and not let guilt hold you back - and how to do it well. 30 May 2024Three ingredients of perspectivePerspective isn't pop-psychology or esoteric waffle. It's good decision-making practice with tangible application. In this post, I outline the three ingredients of perspective: horizon, significance, and connection. 23 May 2024Why your strategy is failing and how to fix itMost strategies experience a failure to choose, align, communication or embed. Here's how good strategy works and how to save yours from the brink. 16 May 2024Go off plan but stay on strategyPriorities are being tested - how can you use this as an opportunity? 9 May 2024Stave off mediocrity with perspective and purposeYou've only got one life, and it's in your hands. Nobody else can decide the direction of your life and impact. 21 April 2024Time management for consultants - (and everyone else!)Time management for consultants. Tips and tricks to optimise your schedule to get the most out of your days. 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. 14 March 2024The paradox of public leadership (or: just give them the damn picnic table)Are you putting the wrong thing first and letting bureaucracy stand in the way of public outcomes? 21 February 2024Understanding idea technologyThe ideas we have shape the world we live in. We need to question those ideas regularly, to create a society we can be proud of.