Alek Kjerulf writes about business culture. A Dutch sociologist asseses several factors including something called a Power Distance Index (how hierarchical) and Uncertainty Avoidance Index (how scared of ambiguity).
The Danes are low on hierarchy and can handle a lot of uncertainty, which apparently makes them happy. I like the sound of that.
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
Antonio Dias offers a fascinating description of what goes wrong when drowning: What separates a swimmer from someone drowning is the way a swimmer acknowledges
Viv picks out some nice ideas from Phelim McDermott on the subject of leadership. “We love the security of the illusion that someone is in
I’ve been thinking about the urge to scale things lately – see here and here. I understand the concern with being able to effect big
In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
I really enjoy Chris Rodgers’ views on leadership. He argues against the assumption that it takes great leadership for organisations to succeed. He suggests that
Thanks to my Improvisation friend Kelsey Flynn I rambled into a letter cited in Margaret Cho’s Blog (go to Letter #1): Lately it seems like
I wanted to share this email doing the rounds this morning… AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE After every flight Qantas pilots fill out a form called a gripe
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
Well now you need wonder no more. A friend told me about this (no, seriously… my Feedster feed on improvisation turned it up). Is it
Doug Rushkoff writes: First off the Dark Ages were not dark. The Late Middle Ages, in particular were extremely prosperous. Population and wealth went up, work hours went down. Height
John Porcaro’s blog “Customer Schmustomers” provokes me to challenge the empty rhetoric of customer satisfaction and argue that too often it produces falseness and sycophany. Real satisfaction is not given by one person to another, but created between them.
M*A*S*H* Up with Improv Scientists & Alan Alda | Yes and Space Geoff Jones found this 10min video of Alan Alda using improv games to show scientists how to connect
Still on the subject of obesity and advertising here’s a thought provoking section of a report in yesterday’s Evening Standard (London evening paper). The ultimatum came as extraordinary new evidence
