by admin | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Changing other peoples' minds is central to having influence in business, however in his new book Atomic Habits James Clear offers some new insight into this vexing challenge. He starts by referring to two notable minds which point in the same direction: J.K....
by admin | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Like many, I have been impressed by the discipline that Jeff Bezos has instilled at Amazon, where important decisions are made after thorough discussion of tightly crafted six-page narratives. Bezos has been quoted as saying that Full sentences are harder to write....
by admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
This new book introduces seven most commonly used storyline patterns for business communication How often have you invested significant energy to prepare a piece of communication only to be confronted with this most uncomfortable question from your audience: “So...
by admin | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
A client recently passed through a gem which is just too good not to share. Yet again, Winston Churchill ‘nails it'. Written sixty plus years ago, it's fabulous. I also love his closing remark: Reports drawn up along the lines I propose may at first seem rough...
by admin | Sep 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
We often help clients engage multiple audiences around the same set of ideas. I recently helped the head of strategy for a large industrials client to complete a strategic review. To get sign off on the strategy, he needed to package his findings for two audiences...
