Monthly Archives: October 2010

Stress testing your Strategy

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

A recent HBR article by Robert Simons discusses seven questions to stress test your strategy. There are two aspects of this that I like. The first is the use of questions as an approach to facilitate broader consideration of issues. … Continue reading →

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Education – reducing divergent thinking. Do we need a new model of learning?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

In this RSA animated presentation by Sir Ken Robinson he poses the question as to whether we need a new model for education instead of the post-industrial factory approach that has as one of its biggest trends ADHD. He shows … Continue reading →

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Resilience training – bleeding heart soft or army tough?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

I was reading an article that HBR does on leadership lessons from the armed forces and came across this blog on Resilience Training in the U.S. Army. Resilience, optimism and positivity are inter-related and I have personally sponsored such training … Continue reading →

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