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I was watching ABC’s Q&A last night, and as usual there was much debate about the recent Australian election and how Tony Abbott leader of the opposition was a man of conviction who was bending his beliefs to get into power. The question is one of pragmatism; doing what it takes to win. But should [...]
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Over at Time-Back Management, Dan quotes Steve Pear about what is being taught in business schools; namely that MBA’s teach retrospective thinking, as opposed to prospective thinking. Business managers are not trained to learn/discover. Rather they are trained to decide about transactions. Consider the MBA curriculum core: Finance–how to value transactions Accounting–how to track transactions [...]
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We often here people say how innovative apple is, or entrepreneurial Virgin is, or how boring banks are. As if these companies have personalities in and of themselves. Organisations espouse their values, what they stand for, invest tonnes and tonnes of cash every year in ‘branding’, and advertising in attempt to build a particular reputation. [...]
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… Understanding that above all I am an exemplar. People only hear what they see. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear what you’re saying.” I will focus on preventative actions for those projects and activities I am involved in. I will focus on innovation; coming up with new processes [...]
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Many people believe business is all about rationality; logic – so called – left brain thinking. There is a wide spread notion there is no room for creativity, or, that those who are creative are the advertising and marketing people only. People conjure up images of grey suit-wearing-accountants, with horned rimmed glasses who say, “Computer [...]
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