Thriving in our World of Uncertainty & Massive Change

Thriving in our World of Uncertainty & Massive Change

Remember back in the 80’s when Tom Peters wrote a book entitled “Thriving on Chaos”?  He said then that today’s rapidly changing times are forcing a management revolution. Today we can see the same thing happening even if the issues are amplified and different. Things like climate change, maintaining institutional trust, global social/economic dynamics and […]

Transforming our World                                           – Expanding our Abilities to Collaborate

Transforming our World – Expanding our Abilities to Collaborate

The pandemic has changed our world and forced us to collaborate in new ways. Virtual teamwork is here to stay as we connect and reconnect with our teams around the world.  In fact, futurist Gerd Leonhard uses the following quote to describe the transformation taking place: “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces […]

Becoming an Angel’s Advocate                                      …an Important Collaboration Tool

Becoming an Angel’s Advocate …an Important Collaboration Tool

How do you feel when someone takes an excellent idea that you’ve offered and then says: “Let me play Devil’s Advocate“. Do you sit back and think – oh boy, here it comes! You know they are about to rip your idea apart. Other forms of this show up like:  We’ve tried that before… or […]