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How to store your Moleskine PDAs
From the time of the first bound books, right up until the 17th century, books were shelved with their spines facing inwards and the pages …
Read MoreSome more words to elicit stories
Last month I listed 10 questions you might use to help people recall their experiences (stories). I was chatting to Paul Atkins (executive coach and …
Read MorePeer assist animation
When you’re steeped in a discipline like knowledge management you start to assume that everyone knows about techniques like After Action Reviews and Peer Assists. …
Read MoreManaging your boss
I was over at David Maister’s blog the other day and he was requesting tips on how to better manage your boss. I made a …
Read MoreDefining intent in a change management program
A while ago I argued that the target metaphor was inappropriate for change projects. The idea that anyone could accurately define a change target, aim at …
Read MoreUsing small rituals to switch roles and behaviour
Our behaviour changes with the roles we play, and sometimes we need a trigger to remind us to move from one role to another to ensure our behaviour suits the …
Read MoreOrganisational stories
A friend of a friend of our is a frequent business traveller. Let’s call him Dave. Dave was recently in Atlantic City for an important …
Read MoreCarnival of the Capitalists on David Maister’s blog
Last week David Maister invited his blog readers to participate in the Carnival of the Capitalist and submit a blog post that his readers might …
Read MoreMoving from on-line to face-to-face and back again
I met John Smith and Bev Trayner face-to-face for the first time last year in Florence at a CP2 dialogue. I’d known both of them …
Read MoreThe difference between a sound argument and a good story
I spent a couple of hours today tracking down some papers for a course I’m helping to teach at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on …
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