Entries Tagged as ‘change’

February 4, 2010

Uncommon Sense

“It don’t make no sense that common sense don’t make no sense no more.”   John Prine, one of my favourite song-writers used this as a line in one of his songs.  It’s a classic for Prine.
I love Prine’s work.  Why?  Because, especially as I get older,  at least part of me becomes more an more [...]

January 25, 2010

Practical examples of social media and technology leading to business success

For those who follow the blog, you’ll notice that my last post featured some of the questions that consultants had asked at a recent discussion group.  Leading the list was — what practical examples of success are there?   For those who asked that question,  I thought I’d note that on my weekly live podcast we [...]

December 23, 2009

Wishing you less in the New Year

Too much information. Is it getting to you? Let’s work together to change the game on this one.

May 30, 2009

Think small…change the world

Don’t kid yourself. Thinking that you can find new solutions is not only a matter of science. It’s a matter of faith. It’s not faith founded on belief without substance or experience.
But sometimes our experiences play tricks on us. We don’t see the real problems and the real solutions. [...]

May 23, 2009

Teach me how to fail – we need the money!

We only learn by our failures. Yeah, yeah. I’ve heard that before. And your cheque is in the mail.
We all repeat this by rote like a demented parrot. How many actually believe it? And if we do, why don’t we act like it?
The cynic would say that the reason [...]

May 20, 2009

Innoculate Your Organization Against Change!

This just in. A group of scientists today announced that they has successfully created a vaccine which is almost 100% effective in preventing any change within an organization.
A spokesperson for the group claimed that they had decoded the basic DNA of organizational change and come up with a fool-proof method of ensuring that change [...]