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Stop Fighting the Wrong Fire
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: Organizations frequently direct corrective action toward the departments where problems become visible, without establishing whether the conditions responsible for those problems originate elsewhere. Understanding how decisions, processes and activities across an organization interact can reveal why problems persist and where interventions are most likely to make a…
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Is Technology Getting in the Way of What We Say We Want?
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: We already have enough standing between us and the things we say we want without allowing the phone we carry everywhere to become another barrier. When so much of our time and attention is being absorbed by this little device, we have to ask how much more…
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The Burden of the First Answer
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: The first plausible explanation for a problem can become the anchor for everything we think and do next. Better decisions sometimes require us to release that first explanation and be curious enough to look more closely at the evidence, especially the pieces that do not align with…
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Dangerous Certainties: The Blindspots of Logic
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: A conclusion can feel certain simply because the logic leading to it makes sense. But if the starting premise is wrong, perfectly reasonable thinking can still lead us in the wrong direction. Sometimes the problem is not the decision we make. It is the certainty we develop…
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You Cannot Fix What You Haven’t Identified
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences: What appears to be procrastination may come from difficulty beginning, overthinking, anxiety, perfectionism, lack of interest or the absence of a clear frame. Until we identify what is actually preventing progress, we may keep applying solutions that don’t address the real problem. It is easy to assume…
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As Practitioners, We Often Need What We Sell
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences Practitioners are often drawn to work that meets a need they understand from the inside. Needing another person to help us apply our own tools doesn’t weaken our expertise; it may deepen our understanding of why those tools matter. I recently reorganised a list of people I…
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Blindspotting: How to Navigate Invisible Risks
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences Some of the greatest risks leaders face are difficult to recognize because they emerge from trusted strengths, established assumptions and information that never reaches the decision-making table. Blindspotting helps leaders examine what may be missing from their understanding before an invisible risk becomes a visible, costly consequence.…
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Leaders Are Dealers in Hope
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal post in two sentences Leaders create hope by helping people understand difficult circumstances, see where possibility still exists and recognize a credible way forward. When their words, decisions and actions support the future they describe, people have a reason to keep going. A leader is a dealer in hope. The quote…
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Focusing Only on Money Brings Good Numbers but No Happiness…
Today’s Strategic Alignment Journal Post in two sentences: Money is an essential measure of business performance, but it is not the lone marker of success. When financial results become our only definition of success, we can achieve impressive numbers while losing the time, relationships, health and sense of meaning we expected success to provide. Money…
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