Tag: leadership


  • The accidental genius of bad logic – how decisions derail

    The accidental genius of bad logic – how decisions derail

    Decision-making is closer to solving a math problem with the wrong formula and still landing on the correct answer–by accident. The danger is not the mistake itself, but the feedback.

  • From control freak to empowerment: the Rick Carlisle story

    From control freak to empowerment: the Rick Carlisle story

    Like realising that the Earth is not flat. There are lots of proof points, though many still ignore it. Let’s see data based evidence that empowerment matters and makes a difference.

  • The currency rate of leadership

    The currency rate of leadership

    Why do some leaders seem to create major shifts in their organisations with a single conversation, while others can speak endlessly and still get no movement? The answer lies not in charisma, power, or resources.

  • Be the change you want to see

    Be the change you want to see

    When I played basketball in an amateur championship, our team did not agree when we needed a timeout, nor we agreed on what to change, then we did not do what we planned for. No surprise we got stuck.

  • What makes a good leader

    What makes a good leader

    The captains of crisis are often celebrated, yet good leadership, when everything is well managed, seems to be boring from the outside. So what does it take to be boring in everyday’s work?

  • Who’s in charge and who’s tested?

    Who’s in charge and who’s tested?

    We’ve all been there, the pressure cooker of a management meeting. But what if I told you these meetings aren’t just about grilling the employees? They’re also a prime opportunity to assess the leadership mettle of your managers themselves.

  • Do as I say, not as I do

    Do as I say, not as I do

    ‘Walk the talk’ is a general management expression. It exists because in reality, it’s rather a walking contradiction just as Green Day sings it.

  • 5 things in which parenting and leadership are the same

    5 things in which parenting and leadership are the same

    Some are born leaders, some become leaders. Some want to be leaders and some don’t wish to be. And there are those who, like it or not, are leaders: we call them parents.