During an average day, reading newspapers, watching the news, hearing commentators, watching films or surfing the net you come across one cliché after another. One definition is that a cliché is a phrase, piece or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original...

An entity that continuously adapts to its surroundings could certainly be a definition of a living organism. It would also make a good strategy for an organisation.There are many similarities between a living organism and an organisation. There is however, an enormous...

In my last blog I talked about how alignment can help you with the dilemma of both the necessity and the fallibility of rules and procedures. Every conscious leader constantly wrestles with how to give freedom to their employees so that they can do what they deem good...

In my last blog I talked about people who dare to break the rules now and then, because they believe a specific situation was not (could not have been) foreseen when the rules were made.

As I discuss in The Fearless Monkey, one way to create space for the right actions...

It is one of the dilemmas of being a parent: if your child is always well behaved does that make you proud or do you also feel that there is more to life than behaving well? That mixed feeling you have when your child is sent home from school for committing some kind o...

You are working in an organisation and your boss doesn’t give you the space to do what you think is good for the business. E.g. you’re not to pursue other avenues that you think might lead to more business, or you are not encouraged to talk to colleagues in other depar...

I used to read comic books. Even at a young age the message in ‘Asterix and the Normans’ inspired me, the tough Vikings charging a village only to find it empty because the villagers have fled. The Vikings think the villagers fly away in fear. They believe that if they...

Too often you hear that if you ‘really follow your passion’ or ‘really go for what you want to do’ and ‘believe in yourself’ you can achieve everything you desire. The person telling the story is often an excellent example. It is a powerful message and we love to hear...