Why don’t we just replace our councillors with a board of directors?
Last week I posted on LinkedIn asking whether local councillors should be replaced with a board of directors.
Are you a ‘Yes’, a ‘No’…or a definite ‘Maybe’?
It’s time for you to either get on the bus or get off.
The status quo should always be an option
When you look around your workplace how often do important decisions get put on ‘the back-burner’?
Look for signals in out-of-the-way places
https://vimeo.com/866604909/000be26f05 If you’ve noticed my absence from email and social media for the last few weeks, it’s because I’ve just spent a month in the US on a family holiday (and if you haven’t noticed my absence, I promise I’m not taking it personally).
Things are more uncertain than we think
https://vimeo.com/simondwaller/things-are-more-uncertain-than-we-think We are often told that the only certain things in life are death and taxes…
Future-proofing is bullshit
So far this year, I’ve had at least three different clients tell me that they want help to future-proof their organisation.
New Book update
For those of you who’ve been following along on my socials you’d know I’ve been working on a new book.
From disjointed speculation to collective assumptions
Gif via Stanford Magazine I first studied economics nearly 30 years ago when I was still in high school.
The Paradox of Planning in uncertainty
Kudos to It’s Nice That for this gif **Beware, click-bait ahead** Research shows organisations are spending 36% less time working on strategy in 2022 than they did in 2021.
From Just-in-time to Just-in-case
Tesla Production (via Giphy) In manufacturing terms, ‘just-in-time’ is an approach where you try and hold as little stock or spare inventory as possible.
