Ignore that advice at your own perilI am obsessed with the question: "What is the problem you are solving?” so you can imagine my delight when I heard Kevin Systrom, the...
What is your Catalytic Mechanism?I have been working on the Entrepreneur’s BattleBook for two years. Or, rather, I’d better say I have been thinking about it for two...
Want success? Have the difficult conversation!A few years ago, I found myself in a situation where I had to turn around an organisation that was strongly resistant to change. The team...
Improv for business: Sharing control, doing what needs to be done and acting with kindnessImprov is a great source of wisdom and life philosophy and I was struck by how applicable its principles are when we are trying to...
The secret of peak performersIf you are to read one book this year, I would suggest it is the new Tim Ferriss book “Tools of Titans”, out on 6 December this year. I...
Respect, identity and gratitudeThis is personal. I recently had to undergo a small surgery and a number of tests before that. It is something that I have been afraid of...
On knowing what to draw...I look around and there so many people who are not clear what they want to do and what is their passion. I personally am from the camp...
What happens when the change does not start with the leadersThis cartoon is well known and I thought of it as a cliche for quite a while until i came across this article by Ron Carucci on hbr.org....
How long does it take to become an overnight success?I have been thinking recently about what is success and how our notions of success are shaped by the media. We hear about the achievement...