A recent LinkedIn discussion started with the thought provoking question of what gets more recognition within most companies – issue resolution or risk management?
Are firefighters or those who prevent fires celebrated more?
Academically, no one argues about the criticality of risk management, and yet, if issue management is where all the focus and accolades are, why would people want to spend anything more than a modicum of effort in managing risks? Continue reading
The quote attributed to Thomas Edison of “Vision without execution being hallucination” is one side of the coin. As Roger Martin wrote in a recent HBR article, execution without vision is mindless.
A good analogy I’ve used to express how tightly integrated the two need to be comes from organized sports. Continue reading
It is a generally held belief that the increase in communication choices and technologies has helped by reducing perceptions of global distance, facilitating a 24×7 working model, and enabling those with communication challenges to fully collaborate with their peers.
However, there is a dark side to this proliferation of communication options. Ask anyone who has struggled to get feedback from team members or key stakeholders and it becomes apparent that the greater the number of methods of being able to reach someone, the easier it is for that person to ignore you if they so choose. Continue reading