Five More Thinkers That I Admire
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Here are short profiles of five thinkers that have influences my own thinking recently – Valeria Maltoni, Terri Griffith, Henry Mintzberg, Rosalind Franklin and Rita Gunther McGrath.
Category Archives: book riffs
Talk is the Technology of Leadership
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Reframing Failure
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Five Thinkers That I Admire
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A Brief Introduction to Uncertainty in Business
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Risk and uncertainty are two different things. Mixing them up causes problems. Here are some ideas for dealing with uncertainty in particular.
Here’s One Good Way to Kill Innovation
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If all new ideas get killed as soon as the first see the light of day, you will never be able to build an effective innovation culture. Here are some thoughts on how to work around this problem.
More is Better, Until It’s Not
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There are many things that are good for business, but only in moderation. This includes collaboration in innovation, and extraversion in salespeople. Find out why.
Innovation Happens in the Gaps
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Organisations that are just starting out at innovating often go out and immediately buy expensive tools. This is a mistake – they don’t know enough to innovate effectively yet. Here are some thoughts about how to work around that problem.
Reading This Post Will Change Your Brain!
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Using the internet changes your brain. So does drinking a cup of tea. The big question is what actions do these changes enable? I want us to use the ideas here to make work work better.
In Which We Discover the Secret to Social Success
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What tools do you need to use to be successful in the social era? The fact is that the tools don’t matter. The two keys to success are: do awesome work, and connect with people.
What Will Make Nate Silver Blow Up? Political Innovation
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The emergence of the poll aggregators, especially Nate Silver, was one of the stories of the election for me. While these methods are a huge advance, there are still ways that they can fail. The key cause might be political innovation.
Why You Need to Be Vulnerable to Innovate
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How many great ideas get killed because we’re scared to put them out in the world? We need to be vulnerable to innovate – Brené Brown’s book Daring Greatly gives some insights into how to do this.
