Bookcase: The Catalyst
Trying to change somebody else’s mind can be an everyday challenge in government. First colleagues, as ideas and options are...
Bookcase: Indistractable
Our days are filled with distractions and noise. So whatever our other skills, we must hone our ability to focus...
Bookcase: The Sponsor Effect
In 2013, economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett published a pathfinding book telling us to Forget a Mentor, Get a Sponsor. Until...
Bookcase: Decisive Intuition
Don’t ignore that gut feeling. Too often we clutch at analysis and ignore our instinct – a clear, distinct...
Bookcase: Bedtime Stories for Managers
In recent years, leadership has been pronounced more important than mere management – the key to personal and organizational success....
Bookcase: The Next Level
When consultant Scott Eblin started working on The Next Level in 2004, he was trying to help people promoted to an executive-level...
Bookcase: When
A few years back, consultants with ghSMART told us the biggest question we face is “who”: Picking staff is our...
Bookcase: Radical Candor
Radical candour sounds rather outré as a prescription for government executives. Careful caution is often the norm. But consultant Kim...
Bookcase: Leading the Unleadable
Your team probably includes some difficult people. You may not have chosen them – they could have been inherited –...
Bookcase: The Silo Effect
Government is replete with silos. Like the weather, everyone complains about them but nobody does much to change it. And...