“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” ― John Maynard Keynes It takes grit, determination and luck to establish a successful organisation. Once an organisation is…
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Ostracizing the Changemaker: Pecking Order and The Price of Conformity
“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.” ― Bertrand Russell Our tribal instincts can be traced back to the dawn of humanity….
The Shoulders of Giants can be too Big!
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” — Isaac Newton The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants refers to discovery by building on previous discoveries. While most…
Scar Tissue — Lessons from Grabbing the Cat by the Tail
“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way” — Mark Twain A couple of weeks ago my 8-year-old son came through our front door brimming with energy. He…
Little Red Hen Syndrome, Chicken Littles and Advice for Corporate Innovators, Intrapreneurs and…
WallDevil In the tale of “The Little Red Hen”, the little red hen finds a grain of wheat and asks for help from the other farmyard animals, but they are all too busy. At each…
CEOs need to be lightening rods — Advice for corporate Innovators, Intrapreneurs and Changemakers
Pixabay Have you ever wondered why aeroplanes don’t get struck by lightning? Looking over the New York skyline the other night, there was a beautiful display of lightning. At the same time, peppered throughout the…
“Lipstick on a Pig” or change the Animal?
To put “lipstick on a pig” is a rhetorical expression, used to convey the message that making superficial or cosmetic changes is a futile attempt to disguise the true nature of a product. So, if…