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We’re number 2! We’re number 2! Yay us! Now who’s US exactly?
About a month or so ago I started getting loooaads of traffic for a really old post from when the blog was still good. This one was about 4 German words we should all use, which is why it was … Continue reading
Posted in communication, learning, systems thinking, vanguard method
Tagged blog, blogging, learning, readers, systems thinking
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Why do you need a hole in your head?
Why is it that a… …is a really essential thing to have? Here’s why! You’re the head cook in a primary school. It’s your job to design the menu and make the meals. You want to make the healthiest food … Continue reading
Posted in knowledge, systems thinking
Tagged cook, curiousity, get knowledge, learning, questions
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Look around my eyes, don’t look into my eyes. LASER BEAMS come out ’em
I am trained in advanced persuasion and negotiation. Advanced, mind. So much so that you really should look around my eyes, not into my eyes, cos God knows what I could do with my madd skillz in brain manipulation. This … Continue reading
Posted in experiment, plausible, plausible but untrue, systems thinking, thinking
Tagged Experiment, learning, persuade, selling
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I turned down a 40% pay rise…here’s why!
Years ago I turned down opportunity of a 40% pay rise. Here’s what happened…. When I came into work there were 4 emails from colleagues, all saying the same thing… APPLY FOR THIS JOB. A job was advertised paid more, … Continue reading
Posted in all wrong, command and control, knowledge, lean thinking, systems thinking
Tagged deming, double loop learning, learning, systems thinking
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How to learn Kung Fu in 1 easy step
Q: How do you learn Kung Fu? A: Attend a 1 hour training session in Kung Fu. Hey presto…. April Fool! That won’t work, if you want to know Kung Fu you’d have to train for years. One hour will do … Continue reading
Posted in command and control, knowledge, learning, systems thinking
Tagged command and control thinking, communication, learning, training
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The one thing you shouldn’t bother changing and the one thing you should
Lots of organisations try to change culture. They try and change that loads. But nobody really knows what it is. Not enough to point at and say “that’s culture there” and “that isn’t“. The Harvard Business Review says… “there is … Continue reading
Posted in change, command and control, plausible but untrue, psychology, systems thinking
Tagged change, culture, defensive culture, double loop learning, learning
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The Chris Pratt dance-off against Organisational Transformation programmes everywhere!
*****The gifs take a while to load, they’re not just photos but actually move. Worth the wait. **** Possibly the funkiest take down of Organisational Transformation programmes you’ll see this week…. Like all good systems thinkers everywhere Chris Pratt, or … Continue reading
