TLDR; (I.e. Executive Summary) Remote leadership in an environment of high uncertainty should emphasize the following four points. · Cascade information and over-communicate! · Connect people with each other! · Take care of yourself to be able to take care of others! · Listen! Ok, but why read further? People who work with me know… Continue reading Remote Leadership
Identify, Define, Execute Is leadership as simple as the headline suggest? Do you simply identify a problem, define a strategy or a solution to address it and then execute? Is the problem then gone? I worked in an organization many years ago that had a very strong management culture. Within this strong leadership culture, we… Continue reading Continuous vs. Discrete – a Leadership Discussion
Someone Else’s Problem From Wikipedia: Douglas Adams‘s 1982 novel Life, the Universe and Everything (in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series) introduces the idea of an “SEP field” as a kind of cloaking device. The character Ford Prefect says, An SEP is something we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we think… Continue reading A Philosophical Approach to ‘Someone Else’s Problem
This will be a chronological summary of the topics I have encountered and reflected on the past 6 months. I hope this will give you some present perspectives on what has happen for yourself during the second half of 2019. One interpretation of what agility means is our ability to adapt to new information as… Continue reading Wrapping up the second half of 2019
Uncertainty In the current economic world were many organizations are operating on a quarterly basis the idea of predictable delivery for any 3-month period is highly desirable. Let’s look at an example where we have a level of 30% uncertainty averaged over a 6-week period. What this means is that 30% of all the active… Continue reading Predictable Uncertainty
This time I try out a monologue for the first time. I spend a few minutes on explaining how I ended up with the idea of doing a podcast format in the first place followed by some of my recent reflections. 00:00 – Introduction – Thinking process and cognitive preference 06:01 – Destroy bad behaviour?… Continue reading Tolly Talks Episode 2
A conversation between myself and Justin Miehle. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 07:05 – Focus vs. Concentration Unconscious and conscious mind DISC model Connection to stress 21:35 – Decision making Spending money 30:25 – Organizational Psychology Intangible vs. Tangible value delivery Efficiency vs. Effectiveness 37:41 – Transition from technical to non-technical role Virginia Satir – Satir… Continue reading TollyTalks Episode 1
Based on some conversations the first weeks back from vacation I’ve started questioning what I’m doing, how I’m doing it and how I’m adding value. So I thought I’d spend some time on thinking and clarifying that to myself. First of all I’m working under the assumption that the MVP deadline we have is the… Continue reading Some Thinking Behind My Current Coaching Strategy
I had the honor of attending an open meeting with Narcotics Anonymous this weekend. My sister was receiving her badge for her 13th year anniversary. Very proud of her. Since this is a very large part of her life, she really wanted me and our little sister to be there and experience this together with… Continue reading What organizations can (should) learn from Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
I had some quick thoughts on how a good mission statement can help. Challenge: The absence of leadership This is one of the things that I experience regularly. The perceived absence of leadership. If you are an individual in a formal leadership position, this is your job, to provide leadership. However, it is also to… Continue reading 3 challenges your mission statement could help you with.
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