One of our most precious freedoms is the right to disagree and debate. Why? One reason is naïve realism. That is our tendency to believe that we see the world around us objectively. Those who disagree must be uninformed, irrational, or biased. But the truth is we all see the world as we are, not as it is.
If you’ve seen the movies and read the exposés you’ve probably made your mind up about Steve Jobs. But his leadership story follows a fascinating arc. You just have to be willing to consider the possibility that he changed over time.
I received a package from my old friend Serendipity yesterday. She has sent me a bunch of cool things over the years so I opened the box eagerly. It was a quote about the power of writing that, quite honestly, took my breath away.
We’ve all been stuck between a rock and a hard place. But have you ever had to open a cupboard that cannot be opened? This is the story of a mission impossible, the Internet to the rescue and the power of simplicity.
Why should we do fire drills and pre-mortems? Because failure is an essential part of success. And no failure is cheaper or safer than the one that happens on a whiteboard or in your head.
Strategic leaders are able to look at the big picture and think long term. Exactly how they achieve the strategy can and does change. But they only ever date these models. It’s the vision they are married to.
Leaders that understand how exponential growth works responded much faster to the coronavirus outbreak. Could investing in better numerical fluency take your leadership to the next level?
