In the great book on innovation, Thinkertoys, Michalko states “Because the future is not linear, you cannot prepare for it with one single plan.”  This statement sums up what most leaders understand in regards to their need to be highly agile when it comes to both the planning of their strategies, but more so in […]

Alas, my beloved Dodgers came up short in the 2017 World Series.  Hats off to the Houston Astros who played like champions.  They should enjoy their accomplishment.  At the same time, the Dodgers can hold their heads high as they battled through a long season and came within one game of winning it all.  Just […]

Happy Reformation Day! I would venture to say that only a fraction of the population knows what happened on October 31st in 1517, and even fewer stop to ponder or celebrate it.  But for leaders, this day is significant because it shows how one person can change the course of human history if they are […]

When is the last time you took time away from your to-do list and invested in answering the question “What if?”  Sometimes we get so immersed in getting things done today that we fall short of developing a way to get the really important things done in the future.  That’s what scenario planning is all […]

One of my favorite leadership theorists is the late Margaret Wheatley who was instrumental in the development of chaos theory, in which she taught was “necessary to new creative ordering.”  I have long been one who enjoys, and has a knack for, bringing order from chaos, so her writings have intrigued me.  As much as […]