How to improve performance in real-time
This week I have further reflected upon the Measure what matters, in particular the question: how do we know that we are on the right track even when we have set our mission, objectives and key results? In order to reach our Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), these should be supported by what John Doerr […]
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 bring others with you to the future
In organisations, we need to bring the people with us if we are to succeed collectively. This is particularly crucial when we are trying to develop a new vision and we know there is going to be change ahead. Some people will be excited for change but many have their own ideas what that change […]
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 to develop the innovator mindset
Many of us spend time learning what strategies others have used to grow their business, developed a breakthrough idea and increased exposure for their work. In popular online forums like the Medium, writers offer advice how to grow your audience and generate 300 000 views of your work (here’s an example how to do so). […]
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 […]
Indistractable: how to master the fight for attention from within
If you could buy a proven time management framework that gets rid of most of your daily distractions, how much would you be willing to pay? In this case, it’s as much as Nir Eyal’s latest book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life” costs. Nir’s framework draws upon a wide variety […]
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 […]