Where does your compass point?Everyone needs a way to find their bearings and decide which direction to go in. How do you do that when the old ways don’t work anymore…Apr 4, 20242Apr 4, 20242
Parts, wholes, and puzzlesIt’s probably a sign of ageing, but I’ve been getting into jigsaw puzzles (albeit with the help of a younger generation with better…Mar 13, 20242Mar 13, 20242
Change, agents and theoriesI haven’t written here for a while. Most of the impetus for my writing has come from things I’ve observed in my work — and I haven’t been…Jan 8, 2024Jan 8, 2024
Complexity eats everything for breakfastI went to a breakfast meeting of business leaders — the kind where everyone has the words “chief” or “head” in their title. The topic was…Jun 9, 20232Jun 9, 20232
Depth, contrast and multiple perspectivesI had the good fortune to see an exhibition of Vermeer’s paintings at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Like all great art, they have something…May 30, 20231May 30, 20231
Embracing wicked problemsOr how to stop looking for solutions, make sense of a situation and do the next right thingMay 17, 2023May 17, 2023
Pathological what now?The phrase “computer says no” has become ubiquitous (at least wherever people have watched Little Britain) as a shorthand for bureaucratic…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Purported purposes, and real onesA friend of mine was recently told she was being made redundant. It was all done by the book — a meeting with the line manager, attended…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Visual before verbal, sensing before speakingI was asked to take on management of a program that had been running for a couple of years and was suffering from a lack of direction…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
