Are you adapting to a faster world? In the early 1990’s, Robert Levine, a social psychologist, ran an experiment.  He visited 31 cities around the world and measured how long it took people (who didn’t know they were being observed) to walk 60 feet along the pavement. He found some interesting things.  The fastest cities […]

Are you focusing on what you can control? Let’s start by getting deep and talking about philosophy.  Stay with us…there is an important life and business lesson to come.  We promise… The philosophy is Stoicism.  It flourished throughout the Roman and Greek world.  Of course you will all have heard of the Stoic greats, like […]

Are you setting realistic expectations? Yesterday was the first day of the 2018 World Cup. Expectations for England this time around are muted.  Yes, some of the England players say that they are aiming to win it.  But most pundits, fans (and many players) would probably see a gracious quarter final exit as success. It […]

The power of simple stories What is your favourite story? It might be a book – Charlie & the Chocolate Factory?  Maybe it’s a play – Romeo & Juliet?  Perhaps it’s a fable – The Tortoise & The Hare? You probably know so many stories that it’s hard to pick a favourite. Stories have been […]

Do you have the right channel approach?   What is your favourite piece of management speak? Perhaps it is “agile”?  As in “we need to have an agile approach to this”.  Though what it really means is… “we need to be able to quickly change our minds when we realise we’ve got it wrong”. It […]

Are you over thinking things? How many of you have heard of Mickey Sasser? Sasser played Major League Baseball for the New York Mets.  He was a catcher.  The guy wearing a face mask who stands behind the batter.  Sasser was a great catcher.  Until he lost a pretty fundamental skill – the ability to […]

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Just another gentle reminder, (if you haven’t already done so) to click the red button below to keep receiving our Blog… Are you using judgement as well as data?   In March 2012, 3 Japanese students were visiting Australia. They had a hire car and decided to drive to North Stradbroke (near Brisbane). They didn’t […]

Just a gentle reminder, (if you haven’t already done so) to click the red button below to keep receiving our Blog… Are you delivering projects or outcomes? What do the following have in common? The Sinclair C5 – the small electric vehicle launched in 1985. New Coke – the reformulation of Coca-Cola launched in 1985. […]