Map — Orientation

Direction and orientation — where the organisation is going and where it is now. Articles in this layer explore vision, strategy, painted pictures, and the leadership work of establishing a clear direction.

| Physics — Idea to Value | Apr 04, 2023

Clarity, Alignment, Momentum: How Leaders Turn Ideas into Value

A photo of the cityscape of Berlin, Germany

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from hard work. It comes from unclear work. This essay explores why clarity, alignment, and momentum are the three forces that determine whether effort becomes value.

Flywheel — Learning & Practice | May 27, 2020

Choosing to Thrive in Your Career

A man sitting on a bench by the River Thames, London

For years I assumed careers simply happened to us. Thriving, I've learned, is not an accident. It is a choice.

Map — Orientation | Oct 17, 2017

Be surprised less often — the subtle advantage of wider awareness

A photo of a wide vista overlooking a lake - Photo by Mario Dobelmann / Unsplash

With a wider awareness of what is happening around you, you will be surprised less often. This is one of the quiet advantages of experience — not that seasoned professionals are cleverer, but that they are better oriented.

Engine — Creativity & Climate | Nov 02, 2016

How Change Really Begins Inside Organisations

A photo of some leaves Photo by Chris Lawton / Unsplash

Most people who care about their work eventually reach the same quiet moment. They look around and think: this could be better. And then comes the second thought, more troubling: but how do things ever really change around here?

Map — Orientation | Sep 22, 2016

How teams really change — why clarity comes before control

Most change begins in the wrong place — with action rather than understanding. Why clarity comes before control, and how teams actually change.

Map — Orientation

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