'decision making' Tag
The Rush to the Future: Wisdom and Knowledge in Leadership
Issue 4.1 | March 2013 In this Article: knowledge comes from the future, but wisdom from the past. by Jonathan Wilson Earlier this year I transitioned, for just a few weeks, between universes. I passed from the business world into the tribal world, from steely skyscrapers to rainforests, from crawling commutes and city noise to [...]
From Noble Thought to Noble Deed
Issue 3.3 | November 2011 In this Article: disciplined action, not just a great idea, makes a leader. by Jonathan Wilson It is a tiresome and common fact of our world that the noble-minded are plenty, but few of them act in accordance with their sentiments. Thought-leadership does not a leader make. It is a [...]
The Politics of Courage
Issue 2.12 | August 2011 In this Article: courage in leadership begins with the courage to not think of yourself. by Jonathan Wilson August 2nd, 2011 is a date that will remain infamous in history. The day saw the close of the US government’s debt-ceiling debacle that, it is claimed, brought the world to the [...]
Scanning the Horizon You Plan to Reach
Issue 2.10 | June 2011 In this Article: the why, the what and the how of strategic planning. by Jonathan Wilson Far in the distance, palm trees and jungle hung over the blue Pacific waters. The sun rode high in the sky, casting its warm tropical light onto our outrigger canoe that rode the [...]
Where Does a Leader Go When He’s Afraid?
Issue 2.9 | April 2011 In this Article: how facts, foundations and friendship protect leaders from their fears. by Jonathan Wilson The candle sputtered and flickered in the silent black of a New Guinea night. I lay in my sleeping bag, staring at the guttering flame in a state of utter depression. I was days [...]
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Issue 2.8 | March 2011 In this Article: how leadership that influences is the result of persistent initiative. by Jonathan Wilson “The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is … that there should be a long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which [...]
The Obedient Leader
Issue 2.7 | February 2011 In this Article: how leadership that influences has to begin with leadership that takes courageous initiative. by Jonathan Wilson It is commonly said that leadership is influence. Influence, however, is an outcome. Before it results in influence, leadership is a set of actions. The first act of leadership is [...]
Disaster Interrupted: the Gift of Failure
Issue 2.4 | November 2010 In this Article: how we can reap the benefits of failure. by Jonathan Wilson Failure is a gift. If it were not for failure, we would continue further into destructive ideas and behaviours than failure allows us to do. Failure prevents further failure. This is true personally and it is [...]
Fast = Stupid: Why Managing Rapid Change Requires Slowing Down
Issue 2.2 | September 2010 In this Article: The solution to manage rapid change is to slow down and think. by Jonathan Wilson If one were to take to heart the advice of hundreds, if not thousands, of business books written in the last two decades, one’s heart would likely fail. Countless authors cite one [...]
How to Get More Out of One Horse When Your Competitor Has Two (Without Hurting Your Horse)
Issue 1.12 | June 2010 In this Article: how focus allows you to increase the power of your resources. by Jonathan Wilson To make its mark in a crowded marketplace, every business needs horsepower. Increasing your business’s horsepower is, at its core, about creating competitive advantage. Or, to put it another way, add another horse, [...]