'ROI' Tag
Fools Rush In: the Power of the Slow-Thinking Executive
Issue 3.6 | April 2012 In this Article: business might be fast, but success requires thinking slowly. by Jonathan Wilson Even at 5:30 in the morning, the sauna-like climate saturated the airport terminal on the north coast of New Guinea. With other first-flight travellers who had arrived ahead of me, I stood near the back [...]
When Fear (Disguised as Initiative) Runs Your Business
Issue 3.4 | January 2012 In this Article: how a misguided sense of urgency undermines value creation. by Jonathan Wilson If patience is a virtue, the world of business, which has exchanged fear of God for fear of Darwin, has forgotten it. When people come together to do business the emphasis is on do: 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 [...]
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 [...]
When Cannibals and Castaways Collaborate
Issue 1.6 | November 2009 In this Article: How shared purpose and shared insight generate a higher return-on-investment in collaboration. By Jonathan Wilson Two-and-a-half centuries ago, a ship full of European sailors of rather questionable ethics came to grief on the rocky shores of a South Sea island. A dozen survived. Within a week, six [...]
Collaboration and the Value of Losing Control
Issue 1.5 | October 2009 In this Article: Is collaboration a cliché or is it a source of competitive advantage? If so, how do you tap into the power of collaboration? By Jonathan Wilson Collaboration is both current and cool. However, when a great idea becomes “pop”, we can quickly lose sight of just why [...]