Regular readers will know there’s a parallel universe in which I run a management course based entirely on Monty Python. In the module on leadership this scene from Life of Brian will provide the key case study.
It seems to me that most literature on leadership is about how to design a gourd or sandal.
(See other modules from my course here and here).
htt
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
I didn’t realise when I praised Robert Scoble the other day that I was stepping into a little internet firestorm. A couple of burning embers can be found in the
There are moments when I get really excited by an unexpected byproduct of my own blog. One such happened a week ago when I met Sam Clements. Sam found me
Pat Kane points to Terry Eagleton’s scathing review of Wally Olins’ book “ On Brand” Here’s a snippet: Olins
Robert Paterson's Weblog: The Inquisition is Back – IP in the 15 Century Redux Rob goes medieval on intellectual property and its fans A slow mind may nurture more creative
