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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 [...]
Trust: Restoring the Declining Currency of the Marketplace
Issue 3.2 | October 2011 In this Article: restoring confidence in the marketplace by building business that is trustworthy. by Jonathan Wilson The alarming possibility of a decade or two of economic stagnancy across the globe is driving many players, in governments and businesses, to flail about this economic quagmire in a panicked search for [...]
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 [...]
Just Collaborate: Overcome Three Barriers to Strategy Execution
Issue 1.9 | March 2010 In this Article: How collaboration can effectively counter the core reasons for project and strategy failure. By Jonathan Wilson As your business embarks on a new project, it can’t be too thrilling to know that, statistically, it is likely to fail. But that’s the truth of the matter. Study after [...]
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 [...]
Leadership and the Power of Story
Photo © Jonathan Wilson, All Rights Reserved Issue 1.3 | August 2009 – In this Article: How does a leader define reality in such a way that it compels employees and customers to “buy in”? By Jonathan Wilson I grew up in the remote Yali tribe of New Guinea. Until the early sixties, they were [...]