Sadly, so-called fake news is an age-old problem. And an annoying fixture in business life. So-called fake news in a business setting can include: • accidental distortion – a version-control problem, information-relay error, false logic, false assumption, static, reference error or typo. Or something misheard – perhaps generating a colourful rumour on the office grapevine.Continue Reading Fake News and Business Flexibility
Boards represent the strategic decision-making authority of an organisation and are ultimately accountable when things go wrong for the organisation. Effective boards have voting rights and clear lines of delegation to the executive – the senior management team running the organisation on a daily basis, typically headed up by the chief executive. In terms ofContinue Reading Board size and Business Flexibility (BFL)
‘Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again.’ Mary Pickford ‘Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can’t. The old boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.’ Willem Dafoe ‘Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles theContinue Reading Flexitypes for Personal Growth
It’s hard to talk about flexiscribes without first referring to flexibility. Flexibility like air, fitness or financial savings is invisible. But vital. We go to great lengths to monitor our personal savings. We aren’t so good at monitoring our air quality, our fitness, or our levels of personal flexibility (PFL). Perhaps now is the timeContinue Reading Flexibility and Flexiscribes
‘We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.’ Barack Obama This particular blog centres on personal flexibility (PFL) inContinue Reading Poverty of Ambition and Flexibility
You hear a lot these days about the need for businesses to pivot quickly and be agile. Use agile techniques to develop software, or run projects. Be lean. Be observant. Watch for opportunity. Be bold and creative. The same applies in sports, to win the game. There is a lot of online coverage relating toContinue Reading Thinking Flexibly