Scenario Planning: Challenging Assumptions and Beliefs Scenarios ask people to challenge their assumptions. Assumptions are a form of belief. Organizations and individuals assign values to uncertainties. The accumulation of these values become the basis for what I call the "myth of the future," that narrative construct that people carry around with them that forms their … [Read more...] about Belief and Scenario Planning: Challenging Assumptions and Beliefs
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Celebrity Insights: Star Trek’s Chase Masterson: Leadership Lessons from a Dabo Girl
Celebrity Insights: Star Trek’s Chase Masterson: Leadership Lessons from a Dabo Girl What can we learn about leadership from a Dabo girl? Well, a lot as it turns out. I had the pleasure of hanging out with several Star Trek celebrities over the course of a recent Seattle convention weekend. I was particularly struck by Chase Masterson — Star Trek Deep Space Nine’s Leeta, the … [Read more...] about Celebrity Insights: Star Trek’s Chase Masterson: Leadership Lessons from a Dabo Girl
Celebrity Insights: Tyler Oakley’s Take on Personal Branding for the Rest Of Us
If you are young and spend your time on YouTube, or if you track the world of pop culture through Twitter, you probably know Tyler Oakley. If your YouTube experience is limited to talking dog videos, expand your horizons, and go find Tyler Oakley. Tyler has something to teach you about personal branding, and more importantly, about community engagement, dialog and passion, … [Read more...] about Celebrity Insights: Tyler Oakley’s Take on Personal Branding for the Rest Of Us
The Tens—Strategic Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
The Tens—Strategic Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them Download The Tens—Strategic Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them PDF here. Gathering the Wrong Data Too often organizaÂtions want to look deeply at their history in order to project forward. This is almost always a waste of time. The world changes too often to spend time on what the organization looked … [Read more...] about The Tens—Strategic Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
5 Reasons to Rediscover Management and Question the Focus on Leadership
Peter Drucker didn’t really believe in leadership as the core skill for business. Looking at his quotes yields an equivalency between efficiency and management, and between effectiveness and leadership. Management does things right, and leaders do the right things. But beyond a few passing quotes, Drucker dedicated himself to helping people do things right. Drucker viewed … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Rediscover Management and Question the Focus on Leadership