How to use framing to make better decisions
Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you knew the facts but in hindsight, you realised that your decision how to solve the problem was based on wrong assumptions about the situation or other people’s motives? Humans are constantly using frames to figure out what is happening and why. The new book […]
Why stories matter
First of all, apologies for being so late with my blog posts, I have actually already read 3 books in the past months but somehow my time management has gotten the better of me. Not a great story to tell but, Justin Lee has actually this covered: how you are actually supposed to tell stories […]
How to build an innovation stack
Innovation often emerges out of necessity to reach your vision. It requires insights, pivoting, dread and exhilarating moments of succeeding. The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time by Jim McKelvey is about the journey of building Square, the most successful company in credit card transactions. Square had an original idea […]
How innovation works
In the last few months, we have been called to be innovative: to develop new routines, new ways to work, new ways to exercise, even new ways to get our groceries delivered. Much of this has been a process of collecting information, seeing what is out there, and then making decisions and hoping for the best […]
How to become a Catalyst for change
Have you ever been in a situation where you have a particular idea but you are failing to get traction? So you go, ok, I’ll just have to explain it better, gather more information on this issue, and talk more about it and present it again and then people will support it. You do that […]
How to use decision points in real time
This week globally we have had a new challenge with the Coronavirus and a lot of decisions have been made, are being made, and will be made regarding for example whether to organise conferences or other gatherings with overseas attendance. Most of us are erring on the side of precaution, while also thinking ahead both […]
How to get your team from “good-enough” to “awesome”
Keeping with David Marquet’s book Leadership is Language still, I’ve thought more and more about how we can create learning environments where we shift successfully between redwork (doing actual work e.g. analysis) and bluework (reflection and planning). He outlines several key questions and issues that are key in understanding how we can move from what […]
How to train your mind for success
The book by Robin Sharma The Leader Who Had No Title has made me think further about the role that we ourselves play in our own success, including the habits we adopt and the thoughts that we generate. Also, having read Dr Joe Dispenza’s book on changing yourself, it is becoming more and more clear […]
How to claim your IMAGE for leadership
Book of the week is The Leader Who Had No Title. I’ve heard about this book many times and now finally got my hands on it; it’s leadership wisdom but told as a story of a young man who has returned from war back to US and is living a life where he has settled […]
Reflections of a climate adaptation scientist
This past week I haven’t had much time or energy to read, the perks of being on a holiday… although I have to confess I walked into a second hand book store and got a “few” books now waiting for me… (below the evidence; my mother thought I was kidding when I had stacked these […]