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[Blog] Fractional leaders offer credible expertise for a changing world
Everyone talks about "deploying AI." But as always, it's only 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration: Fractionals can make the 99% go better....
OpsA collection of 50 posts
Posts about achieving "Sane Ops" even amid great change and chaos.
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[Quote] I have tried to manifest that magical environment
Leaders can't force alignment. Just as "management" isn't "leadership," so "governance" is not "shared mission."...
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[Blog] Beware the last 2 percent of work to startup milestones
The last steps toward "getting good enough" can be the very hardest by far....
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[Blog] A new "must-do purpose" — The solemn vow
The "Solemn vow" (per new work by Roger Martin) adds another must-do purpose and unlocks logic for choosing among all four....
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[Blog] We serve clients' best interests, not anyone's expectations
Innovation leaders can fall prey to either becoming "yes people" or gadflies for the sake of it. Don't. Be useful....
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[Tool] The C-Squared Learning Loops
In practice, teams often slack on capability building. But it's a critical, ongoing priority for innovation work....