To be fast

March 10, 2016

Every organisation has a natural pace: the speed at which it can make decisions and put them into action. For most, it’s the comfortably slow whomp … whomp ... whomp of... READ MORE

To be agile

March 9, 2016

The agile move with ease. They think and understand quickly, see the implications, make connections, build alliances, pull things together, act. Most of all, they move easily. Like a gymnast loosening up.... READ MORE

To be flexible

March 8, 2016

Big companies struggle to be flexible. It’s not that they don’t see the value. Every day they see customers switching horses for something faster, smaller, greener, more evolved, less developed - anything... READ MORE

Things go wrong

March 4, 2016

The short version … sort them out. The slightly longer version … Things always go wrong. Maybe not this time, maybe not next, but soon. Contingencies, double-redundancies, risk-management strategies and factory-gate checks -... READ MORE

Raise a flag

March 3, 2016

It’s easy to criticise, to say what you don’t like, to be an away-from person. To dig, and prod, and blow their house down. It’s catching too - you start puffing,... READ MORE