The Rule That Could Kill a Good Idea

In twenty-five years of changing one company, nobody ever handed me a list of what I could not change. One exception. The physical product had rules, held to three decimal […]
The Leaders Who Last Aren’t the Ones Who Know

An extract from this month’s piece on The Tenon. Early in my career, a leader I respected told me I was too polite. I said “please” when I asked my […]
The Best Leaders I watched Did Less

Long term support and advisory board member of Little Grey cells Club, Cecilia Weckstrom’s latest paper The best leaders I’ve watched did less than the ones who struggled. And what […]
Every Transformation Methodology I’ve Used Told Me How To Execute. None Told Me What To Build.

That worked when three assumptions held. What got reported up was trustworthy. Intelligence applied properly produced sound judgement. And good people could overcome a mediocre system. All three are now […]
AI Will Make Your Marketing Team Faster. And Worse.

Long term support and advisory board member of Little Grey cells Club, Cecilia Weckstrom’s latest paper I had dinner recently with a room full of senior marketers. Smart people. Big […]