Are you managing risks or managing outrage?
There is only a low correlation between the actual level of physical risk in a situation and the amount of concern it…
Vote ‘Yes’ to Listening and Curiosity
When collaborating, don’t set up situations that become referendums on the question at hand. Rather, set up…
Down with Difficult Debates
With some simple skills and processes we can get out of our adversarial thinking and start learning together about what…
Failing to Reach the Summit of Collaboration
The PM and his government were genuinely trying to do something different, but they invested hugely in the doing…
Do Be Do Be Do Collaboration
Authentic collaboration requires us to do and be and do and be and do collaboration.
Isn’t it great that we disagree?
We often see divergent views as a barrier to collaboration, but I believe that the much bigger problem is that we see…
The Computer on Mindsets
ChatGPT gives us a piece of its mind about collaborative mindsets
Exhausting Lessons in Communicating Across Barriers
Communicating in a foreign language is an enjoyable challenge, but it can be completely exhausting, which probably…
Whose Story Is It Anyway?
Inviting your stakeholders to write their own version of the story can be an essential component of success.
Oscar Winners, Net Zero and the Skills Gap
What are the skills of doing everything, everywhere, all at once to meet our Paris commitments?