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Burning Down The Building (Platform) Next Door
Burning Down The Building (Platform) Next Door
“Emotionally, it’s easier to change when you’re haemorrhaging.” — Andy Grove
Aidan McCullen
Apr 17
The Perils of “We Tried That Already”
The Perils of “We Tried That Already”
“There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all…
Aidan McCullen
Apr 11
Retrenching the Organisation:Aligning Structure with Strategy
Retrenching the Organisation:Aligning Structure with Strategy
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” — Peter Drucker
Aidan McCullen
Mar 26
The Micro Fracture Effect: The Value of Micro Losses
The Micro Fracture Effect: The Value of Micro Losses
“Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity — not a threat.” — Steve Jobs
Aidan McCullen
Mar 20
“I” Curves and the Power of the Pre-Installed Base
“I” Curves and the Power of the Pre-Installed Base
“The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens” — Rainer Maria Rilke
Aidan McCullen
Mar 15
Emptying the Organisational Cup
Emptying the Organisational Cup
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled” — Plutarch
Aidan McCullen
Mar 6
A Warrior in a Garden or Gardener in a War?
A Warrior in a Garden or Gardener in a War?
“It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.” — Miyamoto Musashi
Aidan McCullen
Mar 1
The Perils of Procrastination: Decision-Making in Mature Organisations
The Perils of Procrastination: Decision-Making in Mature Organisations
“The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.” — Publilius Syrus, 43BC
Aidan McCullen
Feb 23
Murmuration Organisations: Flying Haier
Murmuration Organisations: Flying Haier
“After the arrival of the Internet, we realised that under this triangular hierarchical structure, people had a difficult time adapting. So…
Aidan McCullen
Feb 15
The Capability Cap: Is Your Strategy Writing Cheques, Your (Corporate) Body Can’t Cash?
The Capability Cap: Is Your Strategy Writing Cheques, Your (Corporate) Body Can’t Cash?
“The alignment, or congruence, between strategy and four organisational building blocks: critical tasks and workflows, formal…
Aidan McCullen
Feb 8
Rewiring For Renewal: Getting Your House in Order
Rewiring For Renewal: Getting Your House in Order
“If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.” — Jack Welch
Aidan McCullen
Jan 31
The Paradoxical Power of Boundaries: Innovation Hunting Zones
The Paradoxical Power of Boundaries: Innovation Hunting Zones
“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one’s self.” — Igor Stravinsky
Aidan McCullen
Jan 25
Displacing Jerks: 7s Hire 5s, and 9s Hire 10s
Displacing Jerks: 7s Hire 5s, and 9s Hire 10s
“7s Hire 5s, 9’s hire 10s”. — Jeffrey J. Fox
Aidan McCullen
Jan 18
From Black Sheep to Black Ops: Unleashing Latent Potential
From Black Sheep to Black Ops: Unleashing Latent Potential
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” — Maya Angelou
Aidan McCullen
Jan 11
Take the Staircase, Not The Escalator: Life Span and Health Span
Take the Staircase, Not The Escalator: Life Span and Health Span
“We cannot rest and sit down lest we rust and decay. Health is maintained only through work. And as it is with all life so it is with…
Aidan McCullen
Jan 3
The Corporate Head Start and The Infinity Curve
The Corporate Head Start and The Infinity Curve
Seasons Greetings all,
Aidan McCullen
Dec 28, 2023
The Second Mouse Gets The Cheese: Second Mover Advantage
The Second Mouse Gets The Cheese: Second Mover Advantage
“The Early Bird May Catch the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese” — The Second Mouse
Aidan McCullen
Dec 21, 2023
Armada & Navy: Embracing Regulatory and Strategic Change
Armada & Navy: Embracing Regulatory and Strategic Change
[TLDR: Two distinct narratives, separated by time and oceans, tell the tales of the Army football team’s encounter with Notre Dame in 1913…
Aidan McCullen
Dec 14, 2023
Walking The Planck: Rearrange Deckchairs or Change Captains?
Walking The Planck: Rearrange Deckchairs or Change Captains?
“Science progresses one funeral at a time”. — Max Planck
Aidan McCullen
Dec 7, 2023
When Life Gives You Lemons: Make Excuses?
When Life Gives You Lemons: Make Excuses?
“All great truths start as blasphemies.” — George Bernard Shaw
Aidan McCullen
Nov 30, 2023
PillPack: Snowballing Like Rabbits, A Pent-Up Prescription for Success
PillPack: Snowballing Like Rabbits, A Pent-Up Prescription for Success
Imagine having two rabbits in a meadow, each pair having two babies. So, you start with two rabbits, then 4, then 8, and so on — it keeps…
Aidan McCullen
Nov 23, 2023
Is Your Business In “S”eason? Harvest Lessons from Adobe
Is Your Business In “S”eason? Harvest Lessons from Adobe
It’s that time of year when you plant bulbs if you wish to enjoy their flowers in the spring. Not all bulbs will make it; some may fall…
Aidan McCullen
Nov 21, 2023
Scaling the S-Curve: The Tricky Takeoff
Scaling the S-Curve: The Tricky Takeoff
“The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole.” — Aristotle, ‘The Nicomachean Ethics’
Aidan McCullen
Nov 8, 2023
OODA in BANI (VUCA)
OODA in BANI (VUCA)
“There are scientific ways to address a new idea or project. If you take the conservative scientific route, you study the problem in your…
Aidan McCullen
Nov 2, 2023
Killing Your Business While It’s Still Working: That (Kodak) Moment
Killing Your Business While It’s Still Working: That (Kodak) Moment
“There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next performance level. Miss…
Aidan McCullen
Oct 27, 2023
Misreading the Signals: Bullwhips, Dead Cats and Sucker Rallies
Misreading the Signals: Bullwhips, Dead Cats and Sucker Rallies
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking.
Aidan McCullen
Oct 12, 2023
Organisational Markov Blankets: The Silo Dilemma
Organisational Markov Blankets: The Silo Dilemma
“Good fences make good neighbours.” — Robert Frost, ‘Mending Wall’, 1914
Aidan McCullen
Oct 5, 2023
Old Tools: Tethered to Tools of the Past: The Humpty Dumpty Conundrum
Old Tools: Tethered to Tools of the Past: The Humpty Dumpty Conundrum
“We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” — Albert Einstein
Aidan McCullen
Oct 4, 2023
Changing Nappies: Bullet Time® Buys You Time
Changing Nappies: Bullet Time® Buys You Time
Bullet Time® and The Matrix Effect
Aidan McCullen
Sep 21, 2023
The Perils of Target Fixation — The Innovation Show
The Perils of Target Fixation — The Innovation Show
[TLDR: Adaptability in the face of change is paramount for leaders seeking long-term success. Yet, a cognitive bias known as “target…
Aidan McCullen
Sep 13, 2023
Corporate Inflammation: Reading Signals or Muting Messengers
Corporate Inflammation: Reading Signals or Muting Messengers
“No organisation is going to change in a fundamental way unless it believes there’s real pain staying the way we are.” Lou Gerstner, former…
Aidan McCullen
Sep 6, 2023
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