Ready, command, control, lose trust, no go!

This is my reflection after reading the book Turn the Ship Around. It is a brilliant book, which gives a quick insight into leadership, and what motivates us and provides sets of questions to reflect on. It’s also short and captivating! In the book David Marquet describes the difference between the leader-follower (know-all-tell-all) model ofContinue reading “Ready, command, control, lose trust, no go!”

Organisational transformation – how to save big bucks in one simple step

If you are one of the none CEOs who read my blog, you are immediately hooked. “What is this magic step?! Hope it is better than those three magic beans I bought last year! … Maybe I shouldn’t have bought them refried…” If that is your chain of thought, you are exactly in the rightContinue reading “Organisational transformation – how to save big bucks in one simple step”

Applying system engineering to organisational structure, part 1 (aka possibly a relatable situation)

Two years ago I had a problem. I had an unused bank account with zero balance, where I didn’t even have access anymore, while the bank was charging me a monthly fee. Naturally, I’ve found their client services phone number, called and wanted to close the account. Originally, I thought it would be easy. TwoContinue reading “Applying system engineering to organisational structure, part 1 (aka possibly a relatable situation)”