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Rob Lambert

Rob Lambert

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The Art of Bricolage — How Managers Create Value From Constraints

Management is not execution against a perfect plan. It is the quiet craft of assembling people, tools, and constraints into something that works. This essay explores bricolage — the creative act of building with what you have — and why it sits at the heart of resilient leadership.

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Clarity in Speech: The Way You Speak Can Make or Break a Workshop

Learn how to use words, tone, pace, and expression to engage audiences in workshops, business sessions, and conferences.

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The Leader as Teacher

Teaching is not a training function — it is daily leadership practice. A reflective essay on learning, leadership, and organisational capability.

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The Best Plan Is Not the Best

Planning sharpens thinking, but plans often become bureaucratic artefacts. A reflection on why “very good” plans outperform perfect ones in real organisations.

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Avoid Dullness — Attention as the Hidden Currency of Learning

A reflection on teaching, attention, and why dullness is a systemic risk in learning environments. Energy, not information, determines whether ideas land.

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Aim, Method, Proceed — A Simple Frame for Moving from Idea to Value

A reflective framework for leaders: clarify the aim, choose a method, and proceed. Why most organisations stall, and how a simple triad can restore momentum.

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Most Opportunities to Improve Are Obvious — If You Learn to See

Why the best business improvements are often obvious — and how learning to notice simplicity can unlock clarity, alignment, and momentum.