Organisational crises test leaders’ clarity, moral courage, and adaptability. Effective responses balance tradition and innovation, rely on clear hierarchies for swift action, and uphold ethical judgment to ensure resilience.
Gold of the Desert Kings is an engaging leadership simulation promoting strategy and teamwork under pressure, but its focus on competition overlooks emotional intelligence and ethics. Coupling it with formal leadership theory could yield deeper, longer-lasting learning.
Adaptive leadership distinguishes technical problems from adaptive challenges that require learning and experimentation. It emphasises situational awareness, engagement, and shared leadership while preserving purpose and ethics, preparing organisations for change beyond reactive or static models.
Karl Popper's theory of falsification provides a powerful framework for modern leadership. By embracing the principles of falsification, leaders can foster innovation, agility, and resilience in their organisations. This also allows the evolution of our understanding by discarding theories that do n
Organisations often prioritise conformity over true innovation. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang challenges this approach by rejecting traditional 1-on-1s, favouring public feedback to promote transparency and collective learning. Modern work environments,
In organisational planning, hope often overshadows critical thinking and good ideas, with the allure of the next project always seeming like the 'fix' we should have implemented in
This week I look at how AI is improving the quality of writing in business reports, but also the way in which it poses a challenge for evaluating a report&
While a fixed mindset can lead to toxic workplace behaviours and stagnation, a growth mindset tends to foster empowerment, collaboration, and innovation. Misconceptions regarding growth mindset include equating it with
The process of incremental improvements over time, inspired by the Japanese concept of *Kaizen*, has the capability to unlock enormous latent potential. It does this by emphasising the need to
Context is king in the employment landscape when trying to effectively position for an unknowable future. Though work is about the organisation's interests rather than solely the employee&
Although we cannot know what tomorrow brings, we can use a pattern recognition approach to lower risk and devise stronger strategies. This is because while it is nearly impossible for
The OODA Loop, developed by John Boyd, emphasises observing, orientating, deciding, and acting to make effective decisions rapidly. It challenges traditional conflict models and highlights the importance of agility and
