There are quite a few initiatives deeply in debt from borrowing against their future intelligence when the interest was high and the prospects were low. These teams rightly believe that during the course of an initiative more data will lead to a progression of understanding. The later an analysis comes the more data it hasContinueContinue reading “Betting the Farm on Progress”
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Your Help is a Hindrance
Have you ever been on a project where it feels as though someone is unwittingly playing defense against a successful outcome. Either they are doing things that actively run counter to the group or are doing things poorly that require others to pick up their slack. I do not mean those who are trying toContinueContinue reading “Your Help is a Hindrance”
The Art of Being Effective: Narrowband Listening
People have a singular propensity to place complete confidence in their own brilliance and clarity of understanding. I recently experienced an example of this a few a few months ago. I was in attendance at an onboarding for a strategic project. The project could be considered similar in scope to IBM’s decision to divest themselves of their hardware business and bet billionsContinueContinue reading “The Art of Being Effective: Narrowband Listening”
Art of Being Effective: Cyclone of Assistance
Hegel is famous for one thing in particular, and that is the concept that history represents a progressive combination of diverse viewpoints as the Truth or Absolute slowly comes into focus. Who knows what the hell that means, but the short version of most interpretations on this is that Philosophies and Ideas slowly become moreContinueContinue reading “Art of Being Effective: Cyclone of Assistance”
Return on Intelligence 