Speed Thinking is for time-poor individuals, groups & teams that want to become more productive, innovative and energised. Stop procrastinating & just start!
In Australia, there has been a smash television hit called The Voice (Channel 9). It consists of 4 well-known judges (all recording singers in their own right) who have their back to the singers and must decide whether they wish to mentor these singers or not. The 4 judges form teams (based on their selections)…
To fulfil your potential is one of the goals of life. If you are a leader, coach or teacher your mission (I imagine) is to help others fulfil their potential. What stops us is often our self-limiting beliefs and our inner critical voice. I have found that one of the best ways to over-come this…
I just read the following tweet from a frustrated student; Group projects: one person does all the work. Everyone takes credit. Does this sound familiar? In my 10 years of teaching at a graduate level (part-time) in a business school the most common area of complaint was with group work. Some of the issues were to do…
If you are scratching around for a book to read this break then try one of these: 1. Steve Jobs – Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson (2011). A definitive, warts and all account of this business genius. 2. Bounce by Mathew Syed (2011). If you believe that talent is enough then think again. 3. The…
It’ simple really. In fact, deceptively so. The best way to motivate employees ‘day in and day out’ is by facilitating progress in meaningful work– even small wins. This is the conclusion of research conducted by Harvard professor Teresa Amabile and her partner Steven Kramer in a new book called; The Progress Principle –Using small…
Our first full scale pilot program has now been launched of Blitz with an international service brand. Blitz is the practical application of Speed Thinking and a breakthrough way to embed greater collaboration, creativity and speed in any business. I have written the 5 ‘W’s and H’ of this new process and tool so you…
Q. What are the advantages of meetings? They are social (and we are social animals) and when used well can inform, discuss, communicate, prioritize and sometimes are a useful forum to solve problems and make decisions. Q. What are the disadvantages of meetings? They are time-consuming, slow, rigid, lack accountability, there are too many…
With more and more work being done in groups or teams it is timely to raise the issue of group-think. This concept was first explored and named by Irving Janis, a research psychologist from Yale University (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink for more of an in-depth discussion) . His original definition of Groupthink was; “A mode of thinking that people…
It’s easy — you Sprint It! One of my observations of managers and leaders over the years is firstly, how much of their time is spent in meetings and secondly, most of their work revolves around getting a few key projects off the ground. And it is often this ability of a leader to get the…
Q. What consumes most of your time at work? A. For most managers, the answer is always the same — Meetings! Yet in spite of their many criticisms of meetings (i.e. too many, too long, rarely produce an outcome) many managers and leaders adopt a hands off approach in the hope that their frustration with meetings will…
