How to build radical transparency
Most organisations shy away from conflict, are based on hierarchy where much of key information is shared only across the very top and privileged, and hire based on flawed interview metrics and methods. Yet, Ray Dalio challenges us in Principles (almost last blog on this, promise!) to consider another alternative that could just change your […]
How to develop robust decision principles
Learn from the best is what most of us aspire to do. So no wonder that when people like Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, decides to put his life principles into a book, you simply cannot not buy that book. Principles (Life and Work) is Ray Dalio’s personal explanation of his life work […]
How to become an innovation leader
Innovation leaders are people who have a broad set of skills ranging from ideas to strategic implementation, perform generally much better, with higher company revenues, and with higher customer satisfaction and staff inspiration. These leaders are inspirational, able to attract the best talent but also unafraid to ask the complex challenging questions that can transform […]
How to get and maintain innovation capital
How many of us have spent hours in cool wanky workshops where we unleash our individual and collective creativity? Everyone feels great and super excited about the next phase and the state of the world. The only problem is that for most ideas, the next phase rarely arrives: the actual move from big bright ideas […]
How to become the next influencer
In today’s environment that is saturated with ideas, brands, and promises, how do you make sure that you have the capabilities and capacity to influence others? Such key factors as innovation, collaboration, use of data, and creativity play crucial roles in enhancing organisation’s and individuals’ opportunities to grow their ideas and markets at a larger […]
Should you give up digital platforms to become successful?
Usually when I pick a book from the shelf at the bookstore, I feel excited. It’s that excitement where you know that someone has spent years of devoted time to amass the wisdom and insights on a topic that I am about to benefit from. With Cal Newports Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in […]
When: The timing of decision-making as a science
With the global climate change discussions and the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC), we are constantly told that we need to accelerate real decisions on reducing emissions across all countries. This year will see two key events that are said to either make or break the global climate regime: the UN Secretary […]
3 key factors that can help you to become a successful original
In a world that in theory praises failure all across management and leadership wisdom (“failure leads to growthâ€), in reality many people’s number one worry is that they would fail publicly in something that they have invested heavily in. This means that most of us curb the innovation and original ideas that reside within us […]
How to lead and conference through vulnerability
The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2019 in Lisbon this week brought together 1200 individuals who are all working on different aspects of climate adaptation in Europe and internationally. Attending the conference and listening to the conversations taking place made me reflect again how we organise gatherings and how we design spaces, moments and times […]
How to develop truly daring leadership
Many of us aspire to be good leaders and know in theory what that should look like, yet struggle when it comes to managing teams and thinking about different levels of leadership and our opportunities to influence change. This week in particular I have spoken with many individuals about leadership, especially as I finished our […]