I visited with a client this week in Washington DC where a bet-the-business project team is having a hard time making progress. They have sufficient resource and skilled leadership. They have a clear and critical charter and even a sponsor who is willing to go to bat for them when needed. So, what’s the problem? [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Great Questions'
The Cost of a Culture of Distraction
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Questions, Team Notes
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We See What We Are Looking For
May 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Questions, Playing a Bigger Game
The World Cup begins next week in Africa. Ironically, according to a recent publicity poll, about 30% of those reading this blog post from the U.S. do not know what I am talking about.
The FIFA World Cup is possibly the largest and best known single sporting event on the globe. Literally billions of people follow [...]
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Power Sharing and Dedication to Vision
May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Follow the Leaders, Great Questions, Sliding Down the Razor Blade of Life
There is much to learn from the goings on in the UK right now. Unlike the Presidential system, elections in a Parliamentary system can be only the beginning. There are likely many things to learn about leadership as we watch the leaders of the UK try to sort out a way forward. Two issues however [...]
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PonderThis: Tiger is Returning to Golf… and EVERYONE Has an Opinion
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Questions, Leadership Lessons from the Links, PonderThis
Almost all leadership models place importance on clear values. But there is nothing like a controversy to show us how varied our values can be.
Since Tiger announced his return to competitive golf at the Masters, I have heard the following responses:
The guy is a scumbag and he will be humiliated.
Who cares? It is a [...]
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Bandwidth to Support Everyone in China on a Video Chat: But What Will They Talk About?
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Great Questions, PonderThis, Sliding Down the Razor Blade of Life
Content and process are one of the polarities that leaders must balance every day. And yet, process seems to trump content on a regular basis. Recent announcements in the technology world have introduced mind-boggling capacities for moving information. Google is literally entertaining bids from cities to be pilot markets for their planned high speed service. [...]
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