Knee-jerk thinking
Any time you look back at a project it’s tempting or easy to put a rosy glow across the thing, or cast a dark shadow. It all went swimmingly or...
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They see you smaller
Some calls are unpalatable. Some emails you just don’t want to write. Some meetings you’d rather not arrange. But that’s the work. When you took the title, when you hired...
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Yet more time
Sometimes, the way to do business is to put your hands behind your back and walk away. You’ve done everything you can to make this product, relationship, partnership, arrangement, system,...
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You are what you do
Not what you think.
Not what you say.
You are what you do.
And your organisation is made of the same stuff.
Sitting in your chair, with your position, you have more influence than...
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Bad news will travel
When things are going smoothly we don’t hesitate to tell our clients. Updates meetings are a breeze, stage gates swing open, and project reviews are a celebration.
Then there’s real life.
Things...
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