5 routes to more innovative problem solving
Leaders using simple business frameworks to view complicated problems sometimes fail to see truly novel solutions. The complexity of today’s business environment means that complex, even chaotic, problems are quite prevalent. Tricky problems must be shaped before they can be solved. To start that process, and stimulate novel thinking, this article argues that leaders should look through multiple lenses.
The third space – reflect, rest and reset
It’s not what you do — it’s what you do in-between what you do — that really matters! Let’s learn how to leverage it and avoid mental burnout.
Change management vs. Change leadership – What’s the difference?
These terms are not interchangeable. The distinction between the two is actually quite significant. Change management, which is the term most everyone uses, refers to a set of basic tools or structures intended to keep any change effort under control. The goal is often to minimize the distractions and impacts of the change. Change leadership, on the other hand, concerns the driving forces, visions and processes that fuel large-scale transformation. In this video, I delve a little deeper into the differences between the two concepts, and highlight why we need more change leadership today.
Your Hellomonday check-in add-on
Incorporate these questions into your check-ins to best support your team through uncertainty.
Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
Taking the bias out of meetings
The biases that undermine strategic decision making often operate in meetings. Here is a menu of ideas for running them in a way that will mitigate the impact of those biases.