The only way we can make ourselves is through making each other. And we always have a choice in how we make others. Do we do it using generative, both/and, mutually thriving stories, thoughts, and language, or do we do it using narcissistic, better than, zero-sum ideas? The choices we make for how we make others drives who “we” are.
Firms often view doing good and making a profit as trade-offs – if you do well at one, its at the expense of the other. However, the story of the Herman Miller company is just one that shows that the two actually often go hand in hand.
There is often a gap between how fast technology changes, and how fast human institutions respond to this change. This Governance Gap is one of the core problems of management today.
Innovation is making new ideas real, to create value. If we’re not innovating to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, are we really creating value?
Many people want to act empathetically, but you can’t do this if you don’t first build empathy. And that’s the hard part.
By all objective measures, the drawings I use in my talks and on this blog are not particularly skilled. So why do I use them? Here’s the story.
A lot of times, if you see someone that’s good at something, we believe their skill comes naturally. But often, it’s the result of hours and hours of hard work, and practice. This is great news, because it means that all of us can better at things that we love.
Do we need managers, or do we need good managers? There’s evidence that they’re not exactly the same thing – and some of the best-managed organisations have very few people in formal management positions. Instead, they get management done by having everyone involved. This is a repost of something I originally wrote for Harvard Business Review Blogs.
A repost of something I wrote for Harvard Business Review Blogs a while ago, looking at the connections between innovation and strategy.
Dealing with uncertainty is one of the most important skills for a manager. How can we teach this? By working on problems where we don’t know the answer in advance.
Every day we make choices about how we invest our attention. What would happen if we did this more deliberately?
Ideas change the world. It’s up to us to make sure they change things for the better.
