Posts Tagged ‘ flexibility ’

Strategy Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

By | July 11th, 2019 | Category: Strategy | No Comments

We often think we know what we mean when we use the term “strategic.” It’s self evident, right? Except, in my experience, it is very often not. Strategic is often viewed as a vague concept outlining general ideas that don’t really provide much guidance, direction or usefulness. Which is exactly what we don’t need more of. My take on what strategic looks like, and the meaning that you should be seeking.


Facilitation – A Peek Behind The Scenes

By | August 11th, 2018 | Category: Doing The Work | 3 comments

I more often share how I think, rather than how I work. This week, I shift that around a bit. I’ve been facilitating for decades, and learning and adjusting what that looks like constantly. What I’m finally (mostly) comfortable with is what’s in my kit. These are the essentials that I won’t go into a meeting room without. To some, it may be overkill, but it’s how I go in prepared.


What’s The Point Of Planning?

By | June 20th, 2016 | Category: Doing The Work | 2 comments

Planning is supposed to be virtuous. Good for us. And yet, plans usually change. To-dos don’t get done. Life gets in the way. And our planning systems don’t keep up. So just what’s the point?


It Depends

By | May 2nd, 2016 | Category: Leadership | 2 comments

The most common answer to questions that I provide is, “It depends.” Not because I’m being difficult; because it’s the truth. Yet I find I dislike this answer as much as the next person. Nonetheless, it is what opens the doorway to opportunity and possibility.


The Journey Starts Here

By | January 5th, 2015 | Category: Personal | No Comments

Actually, the journey continues here. We don’t get a lot of do-overs in life. Life continues. We move forward. We build on what comes before. With luck, we learn from it. It’s part of us. Not only can’t we undo the past, it is pointless to try. What matters is what happens next.


Abstract, Not Concrete: The Value of Models

By | October 30th, 2014 | Category: Strategy | No Comments

How much guidance do we need for a model to actually be useful? The very value of models is that they are abstractions. They provide ways of taking complex situations and simplifying them through structure, categories and labels. They make the infinite shades of grey a little bit more black and white.