When England Men's team turned things around in the Soccer World Cup of 2018, many praised Southgate for his incredible leadership skills. Indeed, he must have had a huge part to play. However, the England team also had another secret weapon..
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The Boy and the Starfish
“You can’t possibly save them all, there are thousands on this beach, and this must be happening on hundreds of beaches along the coast. You can’t possibly make a difference.”
Why do only 2.5% of companies successfully deliver 100% of their projects?
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS REVIEWED 10,640 PROJECTS WORLDWIDE AND FOUND THAT ONLY 2.5% OF THE COMPANIES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 100% OF THEIR PROJECTS.
Making delivery a habit rather than a fluke
More and more people are arguing that agile doesn’t work.. Even more people argue that – we’ve been doing this anyway! It’s the old stuff re-packaged! Whatever your view, one thing is clear. Delivery needs to become a habit not a fluke. If one agile project can’t be delivered to the satisfaction of stakeholders and … Continue reading Making delivery a habit rather than a fluke
Why the “Intrapreneur” has self-discipline beyond any entrepreneur
Eric Ries (the author of ‘The Lean Start Up’) has written that people can apply entrepreneurial principles within the corporate world. “It’s not ‘intrepreneurship,’ it’s not ‘like entrepreneurship,”’ Ries says. “Corporate entrepreneurship is regular entrepreneurship.” In a recent Birmingham meetup we had a great conversation around this.. One of the things that came out of … Continue reading Why the “Intrapreneur” has self-discipline beyond any entrepreneur