Doing strategy isn’t the same as being strategic
This post was inspired by an exchange I had recently with a client of mine, Rob Cornish. Rob shared with me a post he’d recently
decison-making
Overcoming Political Polarisation & ‘The Future’
Things I’ve been reading during work hours I found this research by the American Not For Profit, ‘Beyond Conflict‘, to be in equal parts illuminating and
Who currently gets to do strategy (and who else should you invite)?
Who’s in charge of strategy at your organisation? And who get’s invited to participate? For most organisations the list of people who get invited to
Is ‘buy-in’ enough?
At various times we’ve all wanted other people’s buy-in. We want to get stakeholders to buy into our agenda, staff to buy into our strategy,
Why don’t we just replace our councillors with a board of directors?
Last week I posted on LinkedIn asking whether local councillors should be replaced with a board of directors. Just to be clear, this isn’t my
The Delayed Implications of Big Decisions
A lot of clients, especially in local government, are dealing with significant financial constraints right now. On top of the rate cap, which has been
Are you a ‘Yes’, a ‘No’…or a definite ‘Maybe’?
It’s time for you to either get on the bus or get off. Are you going out or staying home? Is reading this a good
The status quo should always be an option
When you look around your workplace how often do important decisions get put on ‘the back-burner’? Sometimes the back-burner is a place to put decisions
