How to stay curious
We all know the saying that curiosity killed the cat. Yet, curious people are much more likely to pursue innovation, excel in their careers, and question assumptions that most of us take for granted. In “Curious: The Desire to Know & Why Your Future Depends on it” Ian Leslie argues that we very much need […]
How to accelerate social change
Did you know that much of the common wisdom on how to accelerate social change does not actually work? Damon Centola’s book Change: How to Make Big Things Happen unravels many of these false rules of thumb that we hold about how to make big change happen and how social networks accelerate change. To begin […]
How to get any message across
Who would not want to be a master storyteller whose ideas change the world? In her latest book “Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from GOOD to GREAT“, Carmine Gallo explains the science behind great and persuasive storytelling. If you understand why stories stick and how to tell them well, you can literally change […]
How to Think Again
Adam Grant’s latest book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know needs to be read by anyone who is interested in why humans refuse to change their minds even if they are fully capable doing so. The book is a call for action: a call for rethinking our opinions, blowing them up if […]
How to develop leadership mindshare
One of the key organisational capacities that makes a difference is how we embed leadership “mindshare” in the organisation. This relates to also how we embed visionary thinking and enable broader mindsets across the whole organisation, including how we invest in individuals. According to Johnson and Suskewicz in Lead from the Future, “Visionary organisations create […]
How to excel in future-back thinking
What if you could plan the future? The new book by Mark Johnson and Josh Suskewicz Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking into Breakthrough Growth explains how we can change our mindset when it comes to planning and leading in a way that results in impactful change. It has been mind-opening to […]
How uncertainty hits decisionmaking
The last few months have been a mix of uncertainty while we all have been adapting to a new normal. What this pandemic has made clear at least for me is the new unfamiliar territory of decisionmaking where even small decisions carry tremendous potential for uncertain outcomes. Most of us are no fans of uncertainty, […]
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 rehumanize leadership in the era of increased complexity
This week’s read is Rehumanizing Leadership: Putting Purpose Back into Business by Sudhanshu Palsule and Michael Chavez from Duke Corporate Education. The book builds on three key insights that must be understood by anyone in a leadership position: 1) that our world is constantly changing at a speed never experienced before; 2) only those with […]
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 […]