Are you struggling with an issue that you can’t seem to resolve? Does it feel as if your normal problem solving skills have deserted you? Do you have a sense that you can’t even to nail down the question, let alone come up with the answer? If so, it could be because you’re coming at … Read more
I write and talk a lot about complexity and working and leading in complex environments. And in doing so, I invariably refer to Dave Snowden’s Cynefin framework. Cynefin (pronounced Ku-nev-in) is a Welsh word meaning something like ‘habitat’, but which also implies multiple unknowable factors in our environment and our experience. Snowden first introduced Cynefin … Read more
There is an understandable tendency to focus on the practical and logistical aspects of managing complex change. But, complex circumstances, give rise to some specific personal challenges for those involved,. In this video, drawing on my own experience of moving my family 12,000 miles to the other side of the world, I reflect on how … Read more
How can leaders deal with increasing uncertainty in organisations? This post provides a framework to help you with managing complexity in increasingly volatile times. Even before recent large scale political upheavals, the pace and scale of the change taking place all around us was increasingly disruptive for economies, businesses, leaders and individuals alike. We can … Read more