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I like this picture. When ever I show it in relation to “change management” everyone immediately gets it… they are the ones trying to push the rock.
In 2019, I wrote about my views on change, and a series of models of change. I’ve reviewed it, updated it, and here I present it again.
Typically, people apply a change model. I have worked with around 8 of these (including Kotter’s eight step change model) and I’ll share these later.… Read more
I’m reminded of a time when I was called to Dubliners Pub at Winsland House. Recently opened, its extensive out-door seating was seeing poor beer sales and nothing could shift sales. So I visited, sat and observed. I saw lots of large pints sit unfinished and few staff venturing out of the cool air-con into the happy-hour heat. As a pint-drinker myself I found the second half of my drink became rather warm rather quickly , but there was no way I was going to throw it away neither would I order a replacement until the rapidly warming beer was drunk.… Read more
I hope you now understand that mental models and mental tools are more than just a model of the brain, they are valuable adjuncts to how you are able to work. In todays last session, lets cover more general mental models that could be of use.
I recently came across Charlie Munger’s 1995 speech, The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, which introduced me to an explanation of what I’d been doing all my business life – using the power of applying mental tools from a wide array of disciplines and applying these to the business questions I had.… Read more
Learning is certainly more than classrooms, teachers and right answers…. its the lifelong process of building the skills you need. Here are the tools I used to build a learning environment.
I recently came across Charlie Munger’s 1995 speech, The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, which introduced me to an explanation of what I’d been doing all my business life – using the power of applying mental tools from a wide array of disciplines and applying these to the business questions I had.… Read more
Yes, strategy is more than moving pieces around a board whether its chess or football. But i am not a big believer in having lots of thinking about strategy- I’ve posted about the 5 critical questions about strateggy before, and here I’ll show you my other tools.
I recently came across Charlie Munger’s 1995 speech, The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, which introduced me to an explanation of what I’d been doing all my business life – using the power of applying mental tools from a wide array of disciplines and applying these to the business questions I had.… Read more