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Risk management: integrity of minor change Change is a risky business and even small changes can induce disproportionate risk, especially if you cannot reverse the change when a problem appears. Picture credit: Scott Ableman We may be reasonably good at managing big change and ensure that we have contingency plans to back-out any unsuccessful change, by restoring the status quo ante. But very often we Continue reading article » lost reputations are always given away A good reputation is hard-won and easily lost. But the lost reputation has invariably been given away by the actions of the holder, rather than been taken away by somebody else.
Picture credit: Shoot Art, Not Each If prophets are despised in their own land, where does that leave Visionaries – are they trapped or liberated by their own insight? The V word has increasingly wide currency but is far more often misappropriated than warranted. So how do you recognise a true visionary among the pretenders? Picture credit: krish.tipirneni Well there is an obvious distinction between Continue reading article » Life is about making hard choices, not ducking the issues. Groupthink makes it harder for us to choose properly; it is a delusional process that exploits the members of a group and costs organizations dearly. Picture credit: khrawlings You have probably experienced groupthink during meetings and may have fallen into its clutches occasionally; perhaps despite fairly strong feelings or personal Continue reading article » Most people realise that effective communication is vital for effective relationships. But how often are we really lazy in our choice of language? picture credit: canonsnapper We say or write things that can cause serious misunderstanding because we do not always think properly, before communicating. If you recognise this problem and would like to improve your own communication skills, Continue reading article » |
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