I think Harold Jarche is spot on offering a cold bath to HR and other departments.
Rambling thoughts on models
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
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Rewriting history…
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Who says fun is dangerous?
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Yes, and…
A quick ramble on the nature of paradox, inspired by a blog on the value of both fear of the new and curiosity
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My little robot
Geoff Brown writes about a delightful gift from the guys at On Your Feet. Full SP at Geoff’s place, but here’s the nub of it: What if you had a
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Confusion is not ignorance
David Gurteen spotted this post by Esto Kilpi. Kilpi says organisations often mix up confusion with lack of information. (Doing so allows them to avoid conflict) Because any information can
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