Reading time: about 3 minutes. One of the questions I’m often asked as a mindset consultant is why is it so difficult to think differently? Perhaps on the surface, that seems like an easy question to answer: because we often don’t question the way we think....
Reading time: about 3 minutes. Since the killing of George Floyd, the world has turned its attention to the systemic social injustice woven into the fabric of many of our institutions. On June 11 this year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, acknowledged that “systemic racism is...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. Usually in this blog, I write about mindset from a business perspective. Events around the world since the killing of George Floyd have shone a light on the need for our societies to respond to injustice. In that frame, I’d like...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. In this blog, I’d like to think about what the coronavirus can teach us about strategy. As I write this the virus is working its way around the world. The US has banned travel from most of Europe. All non-essential travel to...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. How does mindset figure into the launch of new products? In this blog, I’m assuming we know go to market (GTM) strategies that align sales, ops, and development; that create value propositions focused on the customer. That we know about value chains,...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. In my book, The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset, I talk about three different leadership worldviews: task, teach, and create. Each worldview has its focus. Task sees the job of a leader as ensuring the job gets done. A teach...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. I think most people agree that strategy is important. Most senior teams spend time developing strategies, and most companies have a strategic framework they work to. That’s great of course, but it begs one question: if we have sound strategies in place...
Reading Time: 2 Minutes. According to Plato, one of the many phrases of wisdom that Socrates gave us is this one: the unexamined life is not worth living. I didn’t know Socrates, but I’m guessing if that sounds harsh it was meant to. Socrates, after all was...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week I ended the blog on change management by saying every time we interact with team members is a chance to grow a leader. This time I’d like to think about how we create leaders in the face of a mistake. The Guardian carried a...
Hello and welcome to blog 3. If you’re new to this series, here’s where you can catch up on blog 1 and blog 2. And if you’re ready for blog 3, let’s jump into it. The Worldview Barometer So the question becomes this: how do we...