Judge me not by my profile, nor by how many like me. Instead, think about my words, and judge for yourself the impact they have on your work and in your life. Your praise and feedback means nothing to me if I leave you unchanged, so learn well and implement fast. As...

Okay, maybe idiots is too strong. How about: stop wasting your time with people who add little or no value to your agenda. Or worse, those who detract from it? We all just collect these people as the months and years roll by. Like junk stuffed in a drawer or cupboard....

So many people are telling me that they don’t know what’s going to happen. Uncertain times. “Who knows how this will all land? Need to keep our options open.” Here’s an analogy. Imagine a race. A race where the prize is big. The winning rider will be made for life....

Get this development technique right and your skills will move forward very fast indeed. Get this wrong and you’ll be wasting a lot of time, and probably the time of others. Some quick pointers will hopefully set you on the right road: Decide what skills or qualities...

The enemy of change is perceived certainty. Certainty is created by beliefs, though beliefs are usually disputable. No doubt believe that the world is round. Of course you are wrong in that belief. It’s not quite round, its more like spherical, and probably a little...

Last week in Early Warning: A Political Storm is Brewing I rashly suggested that I could weigh up an organisational setting and estimate its survival prospects. It's not a precise science (what science is?) but you can do it too if you know how. To whet your appetite...