Mindsets – Four Perennial Ideas That, Just Maybe, Should Become Habits

Occasionally I let my mind wander a little philosophically and, this morning, two thoughts collided.

Tomorrow is the United States Semiquincentennial, the 250^th birthday. Congratulations and “Happy Birthday” …

I admit it.

I get irritated by those emails, documents and presentations that demonstrate very little, or no, critical thinking on behalf of the “author”.

In a busy workday, we want to feel confident that the important information and opinions …

The Process is Dead, Long Live the “End to End” Process . . .

“The King is dead, long live the King” was the phrase used to announce the passing of a French 15^th century monarch whilst also combining …

What The Press Releases DON’T Say About The AI Stories . . . 

We have all read the headlines.

“Microsoft Told Its Engineers to Stop Using AI”.

“Uber Burned Through Its Entire Annual AI Budget in Four Months”.

The interesting …

What’s Wrong With GBS And How to Fix It

I read a fascinating article on this topic recently

Ian Thompson writes from the perspective of Private Equity firms who invest in undervalued companies with the aim to drive rapid EBIT …

To paraphrase Robert Solow and his eponymous paradox, ”You can see AI everywhere but in the productivity statistics”.

The Solow paradox described the slowdown in overall productivity growth despite rapid technological advancement.

It turns out that this has paradox has …

Tom Sterling said something that is simple and deep at the same time.

I guess that makes it profound.

AI plus HI is the only equation that matters!

To my mind, this confirms the emergence of a more balanced perspective …

What’s the best thing you did this week?

It’s a question I asked myself this week as I was travelling   . . . A bit of self-reflection is no bad thing from time to time . . .

What’s the …

The Wisdom of Crowds. Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, by James Surowiecki.

This book was published about 20 years ago, in the aftermath and consolidation following the …

Functions are Failing – The tension between enterprise value, truth, and risk.

Glen McCracken fired me up this week with this observation that “the job is no longer to own a function. The job is to resolve the tension between …