Thoughts + Reflections
The Collapse Into Pragmatics
Nobody decides to become mediocre. We just keep agreeing to ask for slightly less than last time.
In this post we explore how we can arrest innovation and growth through self-imposed censorship, all applied through the lens of rational pragmatism.
Embracing Organisational Mortality
In a world hyper-focused on growth, how do we develop our collective EQ for organisational mortality and harness it into intentional design that generates surprising outcomes?
Beyond Control: How to Cultivate Integrated, Adaptive Organisations (Part 2)
How values-guided autonomy replaces command-and-control in adaptive organisations
In our last post, we explored how control-based organisations can inadvertently create the conditions for their failure through rigid structures and a lack of trust and autonomy in the people who are best equipped to make decisions, at the right time and place.
High performing teams require trust
Are trust and control opposing forces? How do organisations create the conditions for high performance without relinquishing necessary control?