(Business) Thinking in a Wicked World
Business has morphed beyond complex — it’s wicked.
prepared mind
FOMO? FOBO? FOBI !
Is your company relevant? will you be relevant in the coming years?
STRENGTHEN AND DEFEND YOUR THINKING
Here are a few points to ponder regarding your thinking.
Why did I save that book?
we need to intercept the future!
Bad Thinking – 10 examples
It’s a wicked world and we need better thinking to survive.
You work inside 5 nested boxes. Stay aligned.
You work within a set of nested boxes and it’s your job to keep them mentally aligned. Otherwise, you’ll be blind to emerging problems and opportunities. Plan on spending 90 minutes every quarter with your team to discuss the implications of changes in the larger environments that might affect your plans and decisions. Work on…
Defective Thinking ?
First, a quick quiz. What do they have in common? Well, obviously, they are no longer needed. But ponder this – these businesses were managed by experienced, educated, well paid, and (supposedly) smart people. What went wrong? Why did they disappear? I suggest that poor quality thinking is at the heart of the decisions they…
Are you relevant?
Don’t think outside the box. Think in more boxes.
Should you trust me?
According to (made up) research, hundreds of (non) interviews, and my (non-relevant) credentials, I have concluded that too many of us are suckers. I have no doubt that the earth is flat, we never landed on the moon, and alchemy works. After all, I read it on the Internet. I’m in the process of developing…
