The paradox
If you lead a consulting firm, growth feels weird right now. Everywhere you look: More competition. More challenge. More change. And executives with problems that are: Non-trivial. Politically risky. Time-sensitive. Exactly the kind of problems your firm was built for. So why does growth feel… off? You can be busy.
If you lead a consulting firm, growth feels weird right now.
If you lead a consulting firm, growth feels weird right now. Everywhere you look: More competition. More challenge. More change. And executives with problems that are: Non-trivial. Politically risky. Time-sensitive. Exactly the kind of problems your firm was built for. So why does growth feel… off? You can be busy.
Réflexion
What are you waiting for permission to do? No one's coming to approve it. Do it or don't.
The Weekly Reframe #10
1/ NOTICE A post by Damian Hughes highlights how easy it is to jump into conversations without considering the role your partner wants. Here’s the part that made me think differently: Before every conversation, ask yourself:Is this a hear, hug, or help conversation? Do they need to be
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I've just finished writing the newsletter / briefing. 3 things that made me think differently this week. 1/ The danger of jumping into conversations without choosing a role. 2/ The 5am wake up call that created a new tool for my clients. 3/ The one unspoken barrier that silently
Stop saying priorities - there's no such thing.
Stop saying priorities - there's no such thing. Priority is singular, by definition. It is the one thing that comes before all others. What is your priority right now? What 3 goals support its achievement? Your supporting areas can be plural - that's cool, right? I
Apparently I’ve still got it.
Apparently I’ve still got it. Though it’s not worth much to me. Fixing tech problems. I hardly ever talk about my early career. Troubleshooting IT problems at ICL. My boss gave me the thorny ones. The ones nobody else seemed to fix. And I’d sort them out.
Fun paddling
Hazzard paddling in the stream about to pounce on some unsuspecting ripples. I find it hilarious watching him do this, then look baffled there was nothing to catch. There’s probably some long convoluted metaphor about strategy to accompany this photo. But where’s the fun in that.
Dog strategy.
Hazzard paddling in the stream about to pounce on some unsuspecting ripples. I find it hilarious watching him do this, then look baffled there was nothing to catch. There’s probably some long convoluted metaphor about strategy to accompany this photo. But where’s the fun in that.
Réflexion
What standard are you meeting that no longer stretches you? Last year's target. Last quarter's pace. Last month's output. Comfort is the first sign you've stopped building.